Eye I Flashcards
What are the three layers of the eye?
- Corneoscleral coat
- Uvea
- Retina
What are the two components of the corenoscleral coat?
Cornea and sclera
What are the three components of the uvea?
- Choroid
- Ciliary body
- Iris
What are the two components of the retina?
- Neural
2. retinal pigment epithelium
What is the blood supply to the eye?
Opthalmic artery
Where is the nonvisual part of the eye located (roughly)?
Anterior part of the eye (aura serrata)
What are the two divisions of the anterior segment of the eye?
Anterior and posterior chamber
What are the 6 components of the anterior segment of the eye?
- Aqueous Humor
- Iris
- Ciliary body and muscle
- Lens
- Cornea
- Anterior sclera
What is the posterior segment of the eye comprised of? What are its contents?
- Vitreous Chamber
Contents =
i. Vitreous Humor
ii. Visual retina
iii. Retinal Pigment Epithelium
iv. Posterior Sclera
v. Uvea
What is the main refractive unit of the eye? How much of the refractive power does it supply?
The cornea–2/3
What portion of the eyeball does the cornea comprise?
anterior 1/6
Is there vasculature in the cornea?
Negative
What are the 5 layers of the cornea?
- Corneal epithelium
- Bowman’s membrane
- Corneal stroma
- Descemets membrane
- Corneal endothelium
The corneal epithelium is a continuation of what?
The conjunctiva
What type of epithelial cell tissue is in the corneal epithelium? What type of attachments are here?
Non-keritinized Stratified squamous, attached via desmosomes
What is the mitotic activity of the corneal epithelium (high or low)?
High (eyes heal fast)
What are on the apex of the corneal cells? What is this structure’s function?
Microvilli, retain tears
Melanin is absent from the sclera. What is used instead for UV protection?
Ferritin
What is the innervation of the cornea?
CN V1
What is the basement membrane of the cornea called?
Bowman’s membrane
What type of cells are in Bowman’s membrane
None
Where does Bowman’s membrane end?
Corneoscleral limbus
What is the function of Bowman’s membrane?
Provide strength to the cornea, as well as a barrier
Damage to Bowman’s membrane can cause what?
Permanent scars = vision problems
What is in the corneal stroma?
Collagen fibrils arranged in lamellae
Proteoglycans
Collagen V
What percent of the cornea’s thickness is due to the corneal stroma?
90%
Disruption of the lammellar arragement of the corneal stroma produces what?
An opaque cornea
What is the posterior basement membrane of the cornea?
Descemet’s membrane
What is the function of Descemet’s membrane
Maintain curvature of cornea,
What type of epithelium comprises Descemet’s membrane?
Simple squamous epithelium with zonulae occludents
Does Bowman’s membrane regenerate? Does Descemet’s membrane.
Bowman’s no, Descemet’s yes
How does the corneal stroma remain visible?
Perpendicular stacking of collagen
Where does the corneal endothelium face?
The interior of the eye