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The Anatomy of the Chamber Angle

  • Roberto Sampaolesi
  • Juan Roberto Sampaolesi
  • Jorge Zárate
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Abstract

The chamber angle is the outermost part of the anterior chamber, where the anterior or scleral wall converges with the posterior wall of the iris in a curved segment made up of the inner surface of the ciliary body.

Keywords

Anterior Chamber Ciliary Body Trabecular Meshwork Ciliary Muscle Descemet Membrane 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Roberto Sampaolesi
    • 1
  • Juan Roberto Sampaolesi
    • 2
  • Jorge Zárate
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of OphthalmologyUniversity of Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina
  2. 2.Department of OphthalmologyUCESBuenos AiresArgentina
  3. 3.Department of PathologyUniversity of Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina

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