Cycloscopy and fluorescein cycloscopy of the ciliary process.

A new gonio-cycloscope that magnifies an object up to 1.5 times was designed to observe the ciliary process and chamber angle. As a result of aging, the ciliary process became hypertrophic and more branched with discoloration. Leakage of fluorescein from the ciliary process decreased as intraocular pressure artifically increased, stopping completely at 50 mm Hg or more. Water drinking accelerated fluorescein leakage, while oral glycerol diminished it.