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(shlemz): Circular channel deep in corneoscleral junction (limbus) that carries aqueous fluid from the anterior chamber of the eye to the bloodstream. Important for glaucoma.

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a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins

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The passageway for the aqueous fluid to leave the eye.

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Circular canal near the junction of the cornea and sclera which allows the aqueous humor to drain from the anterior chamber

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Schlemm's canal, also known as canal of Schlemm or the scleral venous sinus, is a circular channel in the eye that collects aqueous humor from the anterior chamber and delivers it into the bloodstream.Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. Dictionary of Eye Terminology. Gainsville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.

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