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In the ox cornea, more than half of the non-diffusible, matrix negative charge is derived from the binding of free chloride ions. Because the magnitude of the net matrix charge is the dominant factor which determines the degree of stromal swelling, we investigated whether this phenomenon, stromal chloride binding, also occurs in human corneal stroma. Intrastromal ion concentrations were measured with...