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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

18. Eye

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18.12 Ciliary body

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Section of the ciliary body of the eye. This field corresponds to the framed area B in Figure 18.1 and to Figure 18.10.

The following structures are labelled:

Sclera (S)
Ciliary body (C) composed of smooth muscles and melanocytes
Ciliairy processes (P) or fingerlike projections of the ciliary body
Iris (Ir) with a pigmented epithelium on its posterior surface.

Under the edge of the cornea (Co) the trabecular meshwork (Tr) and the canal of Schlemm (Sc) are visible. These two channels serve as exit routes for the aqueous humour present in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye (Ch) Figure 18.13.

The space between the ciliary body and the sclera (*) is an artefact of tissue preparation.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×60

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