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Trabecular Meshwork

The trabecular meshwork is a specialized, sponge-like tissue in the eye that forms the principal route for draining aqueous humor, the clear fluid that fills the front of the eye. It is located in the angle where the iris meets the cornea, in the anterior chamber, and consists of a network of connective-tissue beams…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 3 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 26× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2470-0436 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

The trabecular meshwork is a specialized, sponge-like tissue in the eye that forms the principal route for draining aqueous humor, the clear fluid that fills the front of the eye. It is located in the angle where the iris meets the cornea, in the anterior chamber, and consists of a network of connective-tissue beams, or trabeculae, lined by cells and perforated by channels through which fluid passes on its way to the canal of Schlemm and into the bloodstream. By regulating the outflow of aqueous humor, the trabecular meshwork helps maintain intraocular pressure within a normal range. When its drainage capacity is reduced and outflow resistance rises, intraocular pressure can increase, a process central to many forms of glaucoma, in which elevated pressure can damage the optic nerve and impair vision. Understanding the structure, cell biology, and function of the trabecular meshwork is therefore important to ophthalmic science and to research on pressure-related eye disease. This page situates the trabecular meshwork within the journal's broader coverage of ocular anatomy, physiology, and disease, and it gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to the eye's drainage system and the regulation of intraocular pressure.

Research published in this journal

3 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 3 articles above have been cited 26 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Ophthalmic Science (ISSN 2470-0436).

Journal editorial board
Argyrios Tzamalis · GREECE Brian M. DeBroff · United States Emanuela Interlandi · Italy

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.