Table 1.
Literature Parameter Values | Units | Mean | SDa | SEMa | References |
Total Outflow (Qtot)* | mm3/min | 2.75 | 0.63 | 0.04 | McLaren and Brubaker, 1985; Brubaker, 1991 |
Conventional Outflow Fraction (pcon) | % | 83.2% | 6.7% | 2.7% | Jocson and Sears, 1971 |
Schlemm’s Canal Widtd (w)† | mm | 0.258 | 0.033 | 0.013 | ten Hulzen and Johnson, 1996 |
Corneal Diameter (Dcor)‡ | mm | 12.02 | 0.38 | 0.038 | Baumeister et al., 2004 |
Pore Density (ntot) | mm−2 | 1289 | 751 | 129 | Ethier et al., 1998 |
Pore Diameter (Dtot)° | mm | 0.00088 | 0.00027 | 0.00005 | Ethier et al., 1998 |
Derived Parameters | Unit | Mean | SDa | SEMa | Derivation |
Conventional Outflow (Qcon) | mm3/min | 2.29 | 0.56 | 0.08 | Qtot • pcon |
Filtration Area (ASC) | mm2 | 9.7 | 1.28 | 0.51 | π • Dcor • w |
Porosity (εSC) | % | 0.078% | 0.065% | 0.011% | ntot • Dtot2 • π/4 |
Filtration Velocity (VSC) | mm/s | 0.0039 | 0.0011 | 0.0002 | Qcon/(60 • ASC) |
Through-Pore Velocity (USC) | mm/s | 5.05 | 4.47 | 0.80 | 100 • VSC / εSC |
: Calculated using Kline and McClintock, 1953.
: Based on fluorescein clearance measurements;
: Anterior/Posterior lengtd;
: Measured at limbus;
Weighted average of geometric mean diameter of all pore subtypes, SD from total pore major axis.