The Extrastriate Cortex

Oct 28, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Extrastriate Cortex

(1) University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia   Overview (Fig. 15.1) Fig. 15.1 The extrastriate cortex The extrastriate cortex is involved in the analysis of specific attributes of visual stimuli (e.g.,…

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The Ocular Surface

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(1) University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia   The Tear Film Overview (Fig. 2.1a) Fig. 2.1 The tear film (a) distribution; (b) structure The tear film is a highly ordered fluid…

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Movements of the Eye

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(1) University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia   Overview 1. Ocular rotations Ocular movements are mostly rotations; translational movements are minimal [1].   2. Listing’s plane and axes of Fick (Fig….

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The Retinal Pigment Epithelium

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(1) University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia   Overview 1. Structure and origins The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a hexagonally packed, monolayer of cuboidal epithelial cells that separates the neural…

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The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

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(1) University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia   Overview The lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) is located in the dorsal posterolateral thalamus. 1. Function All visual information for conscious perception travels through…

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The Iris and Pupil

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(1) University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia   The Iris Overview 1. The iris is the most anterior portion of the uveal tract [1].   2. The iris has a central…

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The Vitreous

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(1) University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia   Overview The vitreous is an almost spherical transparent gel that makes up 80 % of globe volume [1] (Fig. 7.1). Fig. 7.1 Vitreous…

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Glaucoma Diagnosis in Myopic Eyes

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Fig. 3.1 Variable deformation of the optic disc and peripapillary appearance in highly myopic eyes (Nakano et al. [28]) Recently, it has been shown that tilting of the optic disc…

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Myopic Optic Neuropathy

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Fig. 6.1 Various appearance of optic disc in eyes with pathologic myopia. (a and b) Optic disc area is enlarged and shows ‘megalodisc’ appearance. (c and d) Optic disc is…

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