intrascleral

English

Etymology

intra- +‎ scleral

Adjective

intrascleral (not comparable)

  1. Within the sclera.
    • 2016 January 5, “Schlemm’s Canal and Trabecular Meshwork in Eyes with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma: A Comparative Study Using High-Frequency Ultrasound Biomicroscopy”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0145824:
      After being secreted by the ciliary body, aqueous humor arrives in anterior chamber, then through trabecular meshwork (TM) draining into Schlemm’s canal (SC), and then next to the collector channels and the intrascleral plexus, entering the episcleral veins which finally back[sic] to the blood circulation to maintain a dynamic balance.
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