Horizontal Intracorneal Swirling Water Migration Indicative of Corneal Endothelial Function [Cornea]

Conclusions.
We report for the first time the presence of horizontal water migration in the cornea in a swirling pattern (i.e., intracorneal swirling migration of water, generated by the pump function in the corneal endothelial cells), which may supplement the conventional concept of development of corneal edema in the vertical plane. This dynamic water circulatory system may be involved in increasing the efficiency of the water transfer in the entire cornea.

Source: Investigative Ophthalmology - December 10, 2014 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Inoue, T., Kobayashi, T., Nakao, S., Hara, Y., Suzuki, T., Hayashi, Y., Zheng, X., Shiraishi, A., Ohashi, Y. Tags: Cornea Source Type: research