Clinical evidence of valve-like structures in Schlemm’s canal and their anatomic links detected by optical coherence tomography

This is the first clinical OCT evidence of valve-like structures in Schlemm's canal, which were visualized in all ten postoperative eyes. Based on structural and dimensional similarities, the authors hypothesize the 3 in vivo clinical OCT structures closely resemble the SIV, HCF, and CVC. Our preliminary results bridge the gap from the laboratory to the clinic and add support to the addition of these 3 structures to the anatomy of the living human aqueous outflow system.