Supraciliary Space

The supraciliary space is a potential space located below the sclera and above the choroid and ciliary body. This space can expand to accommodate fluid (as for the delivery of drugs) or microstents (as in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery [MIGS]).

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Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 2 - Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.