Anterior segment of eyeball

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Anterior segment of eyeball
Human eye Anterior Segment - Magnified view seen on examination with a slit lamp under diffuse illumination showing conjunctiva overlying the white sclera, transparent cornea, pharmacologically dilated pupil and cataract
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Identifiers
Latinsegmentum anterius bulbi oculi
MeSHD000869
Anatomical terminology
Diagram of anterior segment of a human eye (horizontal section of the right eye)
1. Lens, 2. Zonule of Zinn or ciliary zonule, 3. Posterior chamber and 4. Anterior chamber with 5. Aqueous humour flow; 6. Pupil, 7. Corneosclera with 8. Cornea, 9. Trabecular meshwork and Schlemm's canal. 10. Corneal limbus and 11. Sclera; 12. Conjunctiva, 13. Uvea with 14. Iris, 15. Ciliary body.

The anterior segment or anterior cavity[1] is the front third of the eye that includes the structures in front of the vitreous humour: the cornea, iris, ciliary body, and lens.[2][3]

Within the anterior segment are two fluid-filled spaces:

Aqueous humour fills these spaces within the anterior segment and provides nutrients to the surrounding structures.

Some ophthalmologists and optometrists specialize in the treatment and management of anterior segment disorders and diseases.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "WikiJournal of Medicine/Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014 - Wikiversity".
  2. ^ a b Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. Dictionary of Eye Terminology. Gainesville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.
  3. ^ a b "Departments. Anterior segment." Archived September 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Cantabrian Institute of Ophthalmology.

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