Anatomy and physiology of eye book pdf download

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Characteristic ocular features in patients with MPS include corneal clouding, glaucoma, retinopathy, optic disc swelling and optic atrophy. The outer region consists of the cornea and the sclera. The cornea refracts and transmits the light to the lens and the retina and protects the eye against infection and structural damage to the deeper parts.

The sclera forms a connective tissue coat that protects the eye from internal and external forces and maintains its shape. The cornea and the sclera are connected at the limbus. The visible part of the sclera is covered by a transparent mucous membrane, the conjunctiva. The middle layer of the eye is composed of the iris, the ciliary body and the choroid.

The iris controls the size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina; the ciliary body controls the power and shape of the lens and is the site of aqueous production; and the choroid is a vascular layer that provides oxygen and nutrients to the outer retinal layers. The inner layer of the eye is the retina, a complex, layered structure of neurons that capture and process light.

The three transparent structures surrounded by the ocular layers are called the aqueous, the vitreous and the lens. It is the most densely innervated tissue of the body, and most corneal nerves are sensory nerves, derived from the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. The cornea is avascular and the branches of the anterior ciliary arteries stop at the limbus where they form arcades that supply the peripheral cornea.

The mucous layer interacts with the epithelial cells, allowing the tear film to spread with each eyelid blink. The cells of the corneal epithelium are renewed every days from a pluripotent stem cell population, which resides in the palisades of Vogt at the corneoscleral limbus. The stem cells differentiate into transient amplifying cells when they migrate to the central cornea. The latter is secreted by the basal cells and mainly consists of type IV collagen and laminin.

Because innervations are essential for the physiology of the epithelium, Figure 2. Schematic illustration of the structure of the eye and the ocular barriers.

The primary physiologic blockage against instilled drugs is the tear film. Cornea is the main route for drug transport to the anterior chamber I.

The retinal pigment epithelium and the retinal capillary endothelium are the main barriers for systemically administered drugs II. Vivid illustrations complement the text and provide clinical information on diseases and disorders that represent departures from normal clinical anatomy. This comprehensive textbook provides detailed information on calving management in dairy and beef cattle.