Schlemm's Canal

**Definition:** A circular vascular-like structure in the anterior chamber of the eye bounded anterolaterally by the internal scleral sulcus and posteriorly by the trabecular meshwork. It is a part of a pathway where the AQUEOUS HUMOR from the ANTERIOR CHAMBER of the eye passes through the TRABECULAR MESHWORK, drains into the lumen of Schlemm’s canal, and subsequently returns to blood circulation into the veins of the SCLERA.

**Tree numbers:** - A09.371.060.217.659.250

**Synonyms:** - Schlemm Canal - Canal of Schlemm - Scleral Venous Sinus - Circular Channel, Limbis - Sinus Venosus Sclerae