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The
anterior chamber
is the area bounded in front by the cornea and in back by
the lens, and filled with aqueous.
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The
aqueous is a clear, watery solution in the anterior
and posterior chambers.
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The
artery is the vessel supplying
blood to the eye.
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The
canal of Schlemm is the
passageway for the aqueous fluid to leave the eye.
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The
choroid, which carries blood vessels, is the inner
coat between the sclera and the retina.
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The
ciliary body is an unseen part of the iris, and these
together with the ora serrata form the uveal tract.
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The
conjunctiva is a clear membrane covering the white
of the eye (sclera).
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The
cornea is a clear, transparent portion of the outer coat
of the eyeball through which light passes to the lens.
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The
iris gives our eyes color and it functions like the
aperture on a camera, enlarging in dim light and contracting
in bright light. The aperture itself is known as the pupil.
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The
lens helps to focus light on the retina.
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The macula
is a small area in the retina that provides our most central,
fine vision.
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The
optic nerve conducts visual impulses to the brain from
the retina.
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The
ora serrata and the ciliary body form the uveal tract,
an unseen part of the iris.
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The
posterior chamber is the area behind the iris, but
in front of the lens, that is filled with aqueous.
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The
pupil is the opening, or aperture, of the iris.
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The
rectus medialis is one of the six muscles of the eye.
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The
retina is the innermost coat of the back of the eye,
formed of light-sensitive nerve endings that carry the visual
impulse to the optic nerve. The retina may be compared to
the film of a camera.
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The
sclera is the white of the eye.
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The
vein is the vessel that carries blood away from the
eye.
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The
vitreous is a transparent, colorless mass of soft, gelatinous
material filling the eyeball behind the lens.
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