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2). It receives its nourishment from the aqueous and vitreous humours. It is a biconvex, ellipsoid structure with differing radius of curvature on the anterior and posterior surfaces. 5 mm). The centre points of these surfaces, described as the anterior and posterior poles, are connected by an imaginary axis. The anterior pole lies 3 mm from the posterior corneal surface. The anterior and posterior surfaces are separated by the equator, which has a ridged (indented) appearance caused by the zonular fibres.
C) Low-power electron micrograph of the pigmented (PE) and nonpigmented ciliary epithelia (NPE) of a ciliary process. Note the large fenestrated blood vessel (V) and the lens zonules blending with the basal lamina of the non-pigmented epithelium. (D) Diagrammatic representation of this double layer of epithelium, which constitutes the major site of the blood–aqueous barrier. Original magnifications: A, × 40; B, × 45; C, × 1600. R. ) in Figure 1-22B. Aqueous humour is actively secreted by the inner non-pigmented ciliary epithelium whose apices are connected by junctional complexes including tight junctions.
D) Collagen bundles in sclera. Original magnification: D, × 7000 (Part D courtesy of Dr A. ) Scleral spur Conjunctiva D 23 1 Anatomy of the eye and orbit AC L C C Iris Iris TM PC PM CB CP LZ CP Lens CM Lens A B Conjunctival epithelium Episcleral vessels Subepithelial connective tissue Collector channels Sclera Schlemm's canal Scleral spur Cornea Corneal endothelium Schwalbe's line Trabecular meshwork Uveal meshwork Scleral spur Iris Ciliary muscle C FIGURE 1-18 (A) Macroscopic photograph of the anterior segment of a primate eye, which is almost identical to the human eye.