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The distance between the peripheral border of the iris (the vibrant muscle ring in the eye) and the cornea (the see-through shield of the eyeball) is known as the drainage angle. The lattice-like tissue structure behind this angle, known as the trabecular network, facilitates the outflow of surplus aqueous humour from the eye’s anterior chamber. If this drainage angle gets blocked, it results in a condition called acute glaucoma.<\/p>\n

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The distance between the peripheral border of the iris (the vibrant muscle ring in the eye) and the cornea (the see-through shield of the eyeball) is known as the drainage angle. The lattice-like tissue structure behind this angle, known as the trabecular network, facilitates the outflow of surplus aqueous humour from the eye’s anterior chamber. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-d"],"yoast_head":"\nDrainage angle - Definition of Drainage angle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The distance between the peripheral border of the iris (the vibrant muscle ring in the eye) and the cornea (the see-through shield of the eyeball) is known as the drainage angle. 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