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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of eye

Interior of left eye cut in frontal plane

Image #58-1

KEYWORDS: Eye, Face.

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Dissection of eye
Interior of left eye cut in frontal plane
The eye has been cut across in a plane several millimeters posterior to its equator. The medial margins of the sclera lie in the center of the view with the anterior segment of the eye to the left.
1 . Optic (visual) part of retina
2 . Orbiculus ciliaris
3 . Corona ciliaris
4 . Lateral margin of sclera
5 . Crystalline lens
6 . Ciliary process
7 . Ora serrata
8 . Retina
9 . Choroid
10 . Sclera
11 . Papilla of optic nerve and hollowed area for papilla
12 . Macula lutea
13 . Fovea centralis
14 . Vorticose vein passing through sclera