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Table 1 Intraocular volumes of different species

From: Intraocular nano-microscale drug delivery systems for glaucoma treatment: design strategies and recent progress

Species

Mean iridocorneal angle (degrees ± SD)

Average anterior chamber volume (mL)

Vitreous volume (mL)

References

Rat

40.9 ± 7.6

0.0136

0.013–0.054

[132,133,134]

Rabbit

31.15 ± 9.30

0.287

1.5–1.8

[130, 132, 135]

Dog

42.4 ± 4

0.770

3.0

[130, 132, 135]

NHP

34 ± 2 (Cynomolgus monkey)

36 ± 1 (Rhesus monkey)

0.123

1.8–2.0

[130, 132, 135]

Human

35.8 ± 12.2

0.310

4.0

[130, 132, 136]

  1. SD, standard deviation; NHP, non-human primates