THE EYE

The following sections are included:

• OBJECTIVES

• CHAPTER OUTLINE

• KEY WORDS, PHRASES, CONCEPTS

• THE EYE

  • Development of the Optic Cup and Lens Vesicle

  • Development of the Retina, Iris and Ciliary Body

  • The Cornea

  • Sclera

  • Limbus (Sclerocorneal Junction)

  • The Anterior Chamber

  • The Posterior Chamber

  • The Uvea

  • The Lens

  • The Ciliary Zonule or Suspensory Ligament of the Lens

  • Vitreous Body (Humor)

  • Retina

  • Macula Lutea and Fovea Centralis

  • Optic Papilla (Optic Disc or Nerve Head)

  • Retinal Vessels

  • Optic Nerve