LIMBUS Flashcards
1
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LIMBUS
A
- border between cornea + sclera
- contains pathways of aqueous humour outflow
2
Q
PALISADES OF VOGT
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- radially- oriented fibrovascular ridges
- possess stem cells
- vital for repopulating corneal epithelium
3
Q
CORNEAL ARCADES
A
many radially-oriented blood vessels round the edge of cornea
4
Q
LIMBAL EPITHELIUM
A
stratified columnar epithelium
5-8 layers of cells
5
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LIMBAL VASCULATURE
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- LIMBAL region stroma rich in BV’s + lymph vessels
- supplies blood + oxygen to conjunctiva & peripheral cornea