Accommodation Flashcards
Structures involved in accommodation
Ciliary body -ciliary muscle Choroid Iris Anterior and posterior zonules Crystalline lens -lens capsule
What kind of muscle is the ciliary muscle
Smooth muscle
What kind of neural control is the ciliary body dominated by
PNS (short ciliary nerves)
Sympathetic innervation to the ciliary body
Very little, thought to induce relaxation. Long ciliary nerve
Why is there both PNS and SNS innervation to the ciliary body
For smooth accommodative tracking and ciliary muscle acts as its own antagonist
What are the 3 muscle fibers of the ciliary body
- longitudinal
- radial
- annular (Circular)
What muscle fibers of the ciliary body pull the ciliary body anteriorly and inward, causing the circumlental space to decrease in size
Longitudinal fibers
Where do the longitudinal muscle fibers of the ciliary body originate from
Epichoroidal stars (outer surface of choroid)
Where does the longitudinal muscle fiber of the ciliary body insert
Scleral spur
During accommodation, what muscles contract
All 3 ciliary body muscle fibers
Which lens fibers have the greatest contribution to changing the lens shape and why?
Circular (annular) fibers. As constriction occurs, there is a gradual rearrangement of the fibers to transition into annular fibers at the expense of the longitudinal and radial fibers.
Contraction of the entire ciliary muscle pulls the anterior choroid forward giving the ciliary muscle the primary function of
Releasing resting tension on the zonular fibers during accommodation
How does the scleral spur move during accommodation?
Posteriorly
What type of flow pathway is increased during accommodation
Trabecular meshwork
What kind of pathway decreases flow during accommodation
Uveoscleral pathway
What kind of pathway increases flow during relaxation
Uveoscleral pathways