EYE ANATOMY AND

PHYSIOLOGY
BY,
P.JAYASHRI VIDYA
ANATOMY
ACCESORY ORGANS OF EYE

 EYELID Protect eyeball from foreign bodies

 Margins covered by hairs called cilia.when dust particles come in contact with
cilia rapid blinking takes place.
 Melbomian glands and sebaceous glands are also present.
 CONJUCTIVA HAS TWO PORTIONS Bulbar portion and palpebral portion
 Lubricated by lacrimal glands
 LACRIMAL GLANDS situated in the shelter of bone.tear flows from lacrimal
duct to lacrimal sac and to nose.contain lysozyme which kills bacteria.action
controlled by vii cranial nerve( facial nerve).
DIAGRAM
 EYEBALL
 OUTER LAYER-Cornea,sclera
 MIDDLE LAYER-choroid ,ciliary body,iris
 INNER LAYER-retina

Sclera-tough whitefibrous tissue,made of elastic

Fiberes.posterior part is pierced by optic nerves
In the region called lamina cribosa.
Cornea-transparent,