Mucous Thread Research Articles

QUANTITATIVE AMOUNTS OF CONJUNCTIVAL MUCOUS SECRETION AND TEARS

Normal conjunctival mucous production amounts to about 2–3 μl/day in each eye, estimated from the goblet cell turn‐over and from the movement of the mucous thread in the inferior conjunctival fornix.Normal tear secretion is 2–3 ml/day in each eye, calculated from dyedilution tests and from corneal epithelial cell desquamation.The ratio between the amounts of mucous and serous secretion in the conjunctival fluid is on the order of 1 to 1000.

ENZYME ACTIVITY IN THE CONJUNCTIVAL MUCOUS THREAD

Everyone has a mucous thread in the inferior fornix. Round and oval vacuole‐like formations are present in this mucous thread. A compound that is capable of staining such vacuoles, making it possible to determinate the contents of the vacuoles, has recently been found. A vital staining is indicated by means of which a distinction can be made between an infected and a sterile conjunctiva.

BIREFRIGENCE OF MUCOUS FIBRILS IN THE MUCOUS THREAD OF THE INFERIOR CONJUNCTIVAL FORNIX

Acta OphthalmologicaVolume 47, Issue 3 p. 723-734 BIREFRIGENCE OF MUCOUS FIBRILS IN THE MUCOUS THREAD OF THE INFERIOR CONJUNCTIVAL FORNIX Polarisation Microscopy M. S. Norn, M. S. Norn the Department of Ophthalmology, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Heads: P. BrÆndstrup & M. S. Norn).Search for more papers by this author M. S. Norn, M. S. Norn the Department of Ophthalmology, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Heads: P. BrÆndstrup & M. S. Norn).Search for more papers by this author First published: June 1969 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1969.tb08161.xCitations: 4AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume47, Issue3June 1969Pages 723-734 RelatedInformation