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Eye histology
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Eye histology is the study of how the eye's tissues are arranged. To get oriented, picture three coverings nested inside one another: the corneoscleral coat on the outside, the uvea in the middle, and the retina on the inside.
At the back of the eye, the retina forms the inner surface and has several layers. Those layers contain neurons and glial cells.
In brief
Eye histology organizes the eyeball into three layers: an outer corneoscleral coat, a middle uvea, and an inner retina. This is an introductory grouping, and each layer has a more detailed internal organization.
The posterior retina forms the inner surface of the eye's posterior segment and is a multilayered structure of neurons and glial cells.
Sources (2)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Histology LaboratoryThe Eye
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Hamilton Eye InstituteLayers of the Retina
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