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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