beam cell
beam cell
A trabecular meshwork cell that is part of the eye's trabecular meshwork, residing in the uveal and corneoscleral meshwork regions and serving as the primary biological filter in the aqueous humor drainage cascade. This cell exhibits endothelial-like properties, including production of antithrombogenic substances such as tissue plasminogen activator, while also demonstrating phagocytic activity to remove cellular debris from aqueous humour before the fluid moves deeper into the less porous juxtacanalicular tissue.