Elastin content of the scleral spur, trabecular mesh, and sclera

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R A Moses, W J Grodzki, B C Starcher

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

|August 1, 1978

Abstract:

The scleral spur and trabecular mesh of the human eye contain approximately 5% elastic tissue. Elastic tissue forms less than 2% of the sclera.

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