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Figure 1.3. The front view of the eye; the sclera is covered by a thin transparent
membrane known as conjunctiva which contains small vessels (not visible in this photo)
(adapted with permission from http://webvision.med.utah.edu/index.html).
Both anterior and posterior chambers are filled with aqueous humor, a fluid
produced by the ciliary body in the posterior chamber and drained through
trabecular meshwork in the anterior chamber (Figure 1.4).
Epithelium
Cornea
Stroma
Trabecular
meshwork
Endothelium
Canal of Schlemm
Iris
Limbus
Ciliary muscle
Aqueous flow
Conjunctiva
Ciliary body
Lens
Sclera
Lens
capsule
Zonules
Figure 1.4. Structures of the anterior segment of the eye; note that the aqueous humor
produced in the posterior chamber passes through the pupil to reach the trabecular
meshwork in the anterior chamber.
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