outer coat Flashcards
give overview layers of outer coat
conjunctival epithelium
conjunctival stroma
tenon’s capsule
episclera
episcleral vessel
scleral stroma
lamina fusca
choroid
what is tenon’s capsule
-thin, dense elastic connective tissue layer
-anchor (1.5mm posterioir to corneal margin & optic nerve head)
-pierced by (ciliary nerve and artery, optic nerve, vortex vein, extraocular muscle tendon)
what is the role of tenon’s capsule*
support position of eye in orbit
conribute to form
-medial and lateral check ligament
-suspensory ligament
-levator and superioir rectus
-orbital cavity
how much does sclera take up eye ball
5/6th
what is the thickest dimension of sclera, where *
1.0-1.35 mm, posterioir pole
what is the diameter of sclera
22-24mm
what are the openings of sclera
-anteriori scleral foramen (cornea)
-posterior scleral foramen (optic nerve)
-ciliary artery
-vortex vein
what is scleral spur
termination of sclera
form anterioir chamber angle
what are the structures of sclera
episclera - episcleral vessel
stroma
lamina fusca
what is the important structure in episclera
vascular connective tissue
what is iportant about scleral stroma
-bulk of sclera
-colagen, elastic fiber, proteoglycan
-fibroblast
what is lamina fusca
-inner most layer of sclera
-have melanocyte
-have vessel and nerve
what is the arrangement of sclera collagen fibril*
-many diameters (large)
-irregular spacing
-68% water
what happen in myopia sclera
-less interweaving fibril
-reduction of collagen content
-less thick sclera
blood supply of sclera
anterior ciliary arteries
posterioir ciliary artery