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Don W - 27 Apr 2008 04:34 GMT
Went to an eye talk couple days ago.  The following (unresolved) question
came up.  When eye pressures are up (say in the posterior part of the eye)
it affects the optic nerve.  But pressures are measure in the front of the
eye.  The front chamber (anterior) is separated from the back chamber by the
lens, etc.  In the front chamber, a liquid  solution, in the rear a vitreous
gel.  So when the doctor measures the pressure in the front, what gives him
some indication that these two chambers track, that is, their pressures are
about the same?

Don W.
Salmon Egg - 28 Apr 2008 01:57 GMT
>   Went to an eye talk couple days ago.  The following (unresolved) question
> came up.  When eye pressures are up (say in the posterior part of the eye)
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> Don W.

Two words: Pascal's Law.

Bill
Dave Bell - 28 Apr 2008 03:04 GMT
>>   Went to an eye talk couple days ago.  The following (unresolved) question
>> came up.  When eye pressures are up (say in the posterior part of the eye)
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> Bill
That and the fact that the pars plana (lens, etc.) is not a rigid structure.

Dave
Salmon Egg - 28 Apr 2008 07:19 GMT
> That and the fact that the pars plana (lens, etc.) is not a rigid structure.

From what I understand, the most likely source of error is a thick
cornea that does not act like a baloon. At least with the pneumatic
measurement technique.
Dr Judy - 28 Apr 2008 16:53 GMT
>   Went to an eye talk couple days ago.  The following (unresolved) question
> came up.  When eye pressures are up (say in the posterior part of the eye)
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> Don W.

The fluid in the two chambers is connected.  Aqueous humour (front
liquid) is produced behind the lens and flows through the pupil to the
front.

Dr Judy

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