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NS
Layers of the eye
4
Other
Post-Graduate
03/26/2013

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Term
Cornea
Definition
outermost
made of collagen
transparent lens focuses light
innervated by opthalamic branch of CN V
Term
Sclera
Definition
Outer Most
Made of collagen
White of eye part of dura mater
insertion for occular muscles
Term
Uvea
Definition
Middle Layer
3 parts
Choriod- surrounded by sheath of pia/arachnoid, contains BV
Iris- colored part divides ANT/POST chamber central opening is pupil
Ciliary Body- behind iris ext. layer changes shape of the lens
Term
Retina
Definition
converts into elec. impulses
contains photoreceptor cells and intrinsic neurons
Macula=center of retina
fovea= center of macula
only cones
light from images ffocused and most accurate here
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