Ocular terminology Flashcards
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Coronal
frontal cross section
Transverse
horizontal parallel to ground
outer fibrous layer of connective tissue forms the ______ and ________.
cornea and sclera
Middle vascular layer is composed of the _____, _________, and ________.
iris, ciliary body, choroid
inner neural layer is the _______
retina
Bounded in front by the cornea and posteriorly by the iris and anterior surface of the lens
anterior chamber
Lies behind the iris and surrounds the equator of the lens, seperating it from the ciliary body. The anterior and posterior chambers are continuous with one another through the pupil, and both contain aqueous humor that is produced by the ciliary body.
Posterior chamber
Largest space, lies adjacent to the inner retinal layer and is bounded in front by the lens. Contains a gel like substance. (behind lens and in front of retina)
Vitreous chamber
Lens and cornea are to long or the eyeball is too long.
Myopia
Cornea and lens is too weak or eyeball is too short
Hyperopia
Cornea and lens strength match the axial length of the eyeball.
Emmetropia
Average axial length of the human eye is _____.
23.30 mm
Average axial length of the human eye is _____.
23.30 mm
If you have a axial length of 26 mm what is the eye likely to be?
Myopic