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Trabecular meshwork
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<p>The trabecular meshwork is an area of tissue in the <a href="/facts/Human_eye/a24ua4fy">eye</a> located around the base of the <a href="/facts/Cornea/oKA6clQT">cornea</a>, near the <a href="/facts/Ciliary_body/oTI8AQjh">ciliary body</a>, and is responsible for draining the <a href="/facts/Aqueous_humor/EywsjoQo">aqueous humor</a> from the eye via the <a href="/facts/Anterior_chamber/c7gN4vpp">anterior chamber</a> (the chamber on the front of the eye covered by the cornea). </p><p>The tissue is spongy and lined by trabeculocytes; it allows fluid to drain into a set of tubes called <a href="/facts/Schlemm%2527s_canal/leWdSHRb">Schlemm's canal</a> which is lined by endothelium with blood and lymphatic properties that allow aqueous humor to flow into the blood system. </p>