Abstract
Facility of outflow of aqueous humour estimated at two Pt‐levels suggests a pressure‐dependence within the eye with a lower facility of outflow at a higher pressure level. A rise in the intraocular pressure by 15 mmHg, before the measurement of the facility of outflow, resulted in larger values. No age‐dependent difference in the facility of outflow between eyes of selected young and elderly subjects with normal ocular tension was found. Nor could any difference be established between subjects with normal ocular tension and those with ocular hypertension. In young subjects accommodation induced an increase in the facility of outflow. Thirty minutes after a single‐dose of pilocarpine, no significant decrease in intraocular pressure, but an increase in facility of outflow was found. Two hours after a single‐dose of acetazolamide, a decrease in intraocular pressure but no significant change in facility of outflow was found.
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