Anatomy and phsyiology of the eye Flashcards
what is the outer most larer of the cornea
epeithulium , startified sqaumous non keratinised
what is the bowmans membrane
basement membrane of corneal epithleium
what is the stroma
regularaly arrancged layer of caolane, making up the vast part of the layers of the cornea, and lies between desmets layer and bowmans memnare, it has no blood vessles
what is the descements layer
layer betwen stomat and endothelium, it acts as basement memabren of corneal endothelium
endothelium is how thick
2500 cells/ mm
what factors help the cornea keep it transpartn
regualr arrangement of collagne in stoma
no blood vesles
endothelium cell layer puamp that actively kieep s the aqueous humour out
what happens to the corena when it heals
it loses tranparicely
what happens when the endothelal cells are lost in regards to aqueous houmr
aqueous humor migrates into hte eye, leading to opacifictaoitn
what is the benifit of he avasculatarity of the cornea
less change of foreign antignes from corena graft beign reconised by the recipient so lesser chanv of graft rejection
what is the trabelcular meshowrk role
it conencts hse aqoues humor fo teh antioer chamber to the blood vesles to drain it
what is the schlemms cannal
connects trabelcular meshwork to the systemic circulation
what is the basememta laery of th retina
pigment epithlea layer
what vasual laer is at the base of the reitain
choroid
what type of blood vesles is int eh choroid
fenestared blood vessles with varying diameter
what is the second most deep layer of te retina
layer of rods and cones
what is rods fucntion
to use low light setitng, they are not very good at detail
what is cones role
high detail and light absopion
what are hte 2 layers of optic cup
the pigmnenat layer and eptherying else in the retian
what ishte nerve fiber layer
a gianlc cell laeyr in moust outer layer of retina
what is the fovela centalis
a dimple wher there is reduce layers in the eye, and a higher rconetaion of cones
type of cell that lines cones or rods
muller cell
tube that ocnencts coens and rods to the optic nerve
axon
what is the medical conditions where the lens becomes opacaque
cataracts
how many layers are there to the tear film
3