Anatomy of the Eye

Anterior chamber. The entrance part of the attention’s inside the place aqueous humor flows out and in, offering nourishment to the attention.

Aqueous humor. The clear watery fluid within the entrance a part of the attention generally known as the anterior chamber.

Blood vessels. Tubes (arteries and veins) that carry blood to and from the attention.

Caruncle. A small, crimson construction within the nook of the attention closest to the nostril that accommodates modified sebaceous and sweat glands.

Choroid. The skinny layer of blood vessels that lies between the retina and the sclera and provides blood to the outer portion of the retina.

Ciliary physique. The a part of the attention that makes aqueous humor.

Cornea. The clear, dome-shaped floor that covers and protects the entrance of the attention.

Iris. The coloured a part of the attention that helps management the quantity of sunshine coming into the attention.

Lens (crystalline lens). The clear construction inside the attention that focuses gentle rays onto the retina, very similar to the lens in a digicam.

Decrease eyelid. Pores and skin that covers the decrease a part of the attention, together with the cornea, when closed.

Macula. The central portion of the retina that permits us to see superb particulars.

Optic nerve. A bundle of nerve fibers that join the retina with the mind. The optic nerve carries indicators of sunshine, darkish, and colours to part of the mind referred to as the visible cortex, which assembles the indicators into photographs and leads to imaginative and prescient.

Posterior chamber. The very slender a part of the attention behind the iris and in entrance of the lens

Pupil. The opening within the middle of the iris by which gentle passes to the again of the attention.

Retina. The sunshine-sensitive nerve layer that traces the within of the again of the attention. The retina senses gentle and creates impulses which might be despatched by the optic nerve to the mind.

Sclera. The white seen portion of the attention. The muscle groups that transfer the attention are connected to the sclera.

Suspensory ligament of lens. A sequence of fibers that connects the ciliary physique with the lens, holding it in place.

Higher eyelid. Pores and skin that covers the higher a part of the attention, together with the cornea, when closed.

Vitreous physique. A transparent, jelly-like substance that fills the center of the attention between the lens and the retina.