Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40293394›Full record

ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2025

Segmental Uveoscleral Outflow and its Relationship With Trabecular Outflow in Monkey Eyes.

Hoi-Lam Li, Su Yu, Shan Fan, Carol B Toris, Haiyan Gong

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hoi-Lam LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Su YuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Shan FanDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Carol B TorisDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Haiyan GongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Funding

Cellular Physiology of the Aqueous Outflow PathwayR01EY022634 · NEI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GONG, HAIYAN · 2012 to 2020
$3.7M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022634
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Segmental trabecular outflow has been observed in various species, and we recently reported segmental uveoscleral outflow in mouse eyes. However, whether this pattern exists in other species remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate segmental uveoscleral outflow and its correlation with trabecular outflow in monkey eyes. Methods: Five healthy eyes of aged cynomolgus macaques were examined. After anesthesia, a fixed volume of tracer was injected into the anterior chamber and allowed to diffuse for 45 minutes before fixation. The eyes were dissected into 12 radial segments, and images were captured using a confocal microscope. Segments were randomly selected for histological study. Tracer intensity and stromal thickness were measured. Results: Four distinct tracer patterns were observed: (1) low flow in both pathways, (2) high flow (HF) in both, (3) HF in trabecular outflow, and (4) HF in uveoscleral outflow. As trabecular outflow contributed 75% of the total outflow, the "HF in uveoscleral outflow" pattern was the least frequent. Segmental flow patterns were observed in both outflow pathways, including components along the uveoscleral outflow pathway: supraciliary and suprachoroidal spaces, spaces between muscle bundles, and ciliary stroma. A positive correlation was found between tracer intensity along the uveoscleral outflow pathway and stromal thickness. Conclusions: Uveoscleral outflow is segmental and uncorrelated with trabecular outflow in monkey eyes. It primarily occurs in the ciliary stroma, where it positively correlates with stromal thickness. Future studies in human eyes may inform the optimal placement of drainage devices and drug delivery systems targeting the uveoscleral outflow pathway.

Indexed as

Aqueous HumorScleraTrabecular MeshworkUveaAnimalsFemaleIntraocular PressureMacaca fascicularisMaleMicroscopy, Confocal

Identifiers

PMID40293394
PMCPMC12060073

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.