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Precorneal Tearfilm Parts of the EYE: Cornea Sclera Limbus Anterior chamber
Trabecular meshwork
Uveal tract
Iris
Ciliary Body Choroid
Lens
Retina Macula Ora Serrata Vitreous
23-25 mm
24 mm
250 L
60 L
5-6 mL
3 chambers
3 concentric layers
Precorneal tearfilm
Importance:
Lubricates the surface of the cornea and conjunctiva
Cornea
Sclera
Limbus
Importance
Structures
Conjunctiva and limbal palisades Tenons capsule Episclera Corneoscleral stroma Aqueous outflow apparatus
and extending from Schwalbes line to the scleral spur or iris root
Anterior Chamber
Trabecular meshwork
Trabeculocytes -have contractile 3 layers: properties = influence outflow resistance uveal portion Corneoscleral - have phagocytic meshwork properties Juxtacanalicular tissue (adjacent to Schlemms canal
Gonioscopy
Shows the anatomical structures of a normal anterior chamber angle: ciliary body (A), scleral spur (B), trabecular meshwork (C), and Schwalbes line (D).
Uveal tract
Attachment to sclera:
Scleral spur Exit points of vortex veins Optic nerve
Iris
Dilator M. contracts w/
sympathetic 1 adrenergic stimulation - inhibited by cholinergic parasympathetic stimulation - via ophthalmic div. of CN V Sphincter M. inhibited by sympathetic innervation, relax in darkness - parasympathetic via CN III (3%), constrict
Ciliary Body
processes
Innervation:
Choroid
3 layers of vessels: Choriocapillaries (innermost) Small vessels (middle) Large vessels (outermost)
photocoagulation
Lens
Lacks innervation Avascular Nourishment from
6.5 mm 3 mm
Retina
INNER
FXNS: Vit A metm Maintenance of outer bloodretina barrier Absorption of light Heat exchange
OUTER
Macula
1.5 mm
Ora Serrata
20 mm
Vitreous
route for metabolites
Vol = 4 mL Gel-like , 99% H2O More fluid= inc. age