Table 2. .
Rate of Fluid Flow in the Anterior, Equatorial, and Posterior Capillaries over 2 Hours under Open- and Short-circuit Conditions
|
Lens No. |
Anterior First Hour |
Anterior Second Hour |
Equatorial First Hour |
Equatorial Second Hour |
Posterior First Hour |
Posterior Second Hour |
| Open Circuit | ||||||
| 1 | −0.046 | −0.046 | 0.100 | 0.058 | −0.083 | −0.046 |
| 2 | −0.029 | −0.017 | 0.088 | 0.050 | −0.083 | −0.046 |
| 3 | −0.033 | −0.017 | 0.038 | 0.033 | −0.042 | −0.021 |
| 4 | −0.029 | −0.013 | 0.104 | 0.033 | −0.171 | −0.092 |
| 5 | −0.038 | −0.017 | 0.063 | 0.042 | −0.058 | −0.033 |
| 6 | −0.038 | −0.017 | 0.071 | 0.063 | −0.083 | −0.058 |
| 7 | −0.033 | −0.013 | 0.054 | 0.025 | −0.046 | −0.029 |
| 8 | −0.038 | −0.021 | 0.021 | 0.017 | −0.017 | −0.008 |
| 9 | −0.021 | −0.008 | 0.050 | 0.017 | −0.033 | −0.013 |
| Mean: | −0.034 | −0.019* | 0.065 | 0.038* | −0.068 | −0.038* |
| SEM: | ±0.002 | ±0.004 | ±0.009 | ±0.006 | ±0.015 | ±0.009 |
| Short Circuit | ||||||
| 10 | −0.075 | −0.046 | 0.092 | 0.054 | −0.058 | −0.033 |
| 11 | −0.046 | −0.033 | 0.100 | 0.067 | −0.104 | −0.042 |
| 12 | −0.013 | −0.013 | 0.100 | 0.050 | −0.108 | −0.042 |
| 13 | −0.046 | −0.029 | 0.038 | 0.050 | −0.029 | −0.013 |
| 14 | −0.033 | −0.042 | 0.079 | 0.050 | −0.054 | −0.017 |
| 15 | −0.029 | −0.029 | 0.083 | 0.042 | −0.046 | −0.021 |
| Mean: | −0.040 | −0.032 | 0.082 | 0.052* | −0.067 | −0.028* |
| SEM: | ±0.009 | ±0.005 | ±0.009 | ±0.003 | ±0.013 | ±0.005 |
Values are μL/min.
Significantly smaller than flow rate during the first hour as two-tailed, paired data, P < 0.05.