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How does the eye remove subretinal fluid?
Suppose wet AMD is successfully treated with an anti-VEGF intraocular injection, and the growth of new, leaky blood vessels is stopped. My question is about the mechanism that the eye uses to remove the previously-leaked subretinal fluid. How does the eye do this? Technical explanations or links to related web pages are welcome.
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The short answer would be the VEGF keeps new fluid from coming into the tissue (like turning off a water spigot into a wash basin) and the old fluid is absorbed and drained away via the veins and lymph channels (like water going out the drain in a wash basin).
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