Embryology and Anatomy of the Orbit and Lacrimal System
Embryology and Anatomy of the Orbit and Lacrimal System Ann P. Murchison Jurij R. Bilyk Frederick A. Jakobiec EMBRYOLOGY The optic cup and subsequent optic vesicle determine the formation of…
Electrical Signals of the Retina and Visual Cortex
Electrical Signals of the Retina and Visual Cortex Neal S. Peachey Vision begins when the retina converts light into a neural signal. This process begins in the rod and cone…
Metabolism and Photochemistry of The Retina
Metabolism and Photochemistry of The Retina Muayyad R. Al-Ubaidi Robert E. Anderson David M. Sherry The retina is a thin, delicate, transparent tissue that lines the posterior of the eye…
Eyebrows, Eyelids, and Face: Structure and Function
Eyebrows, Eyelids, and Face: Structure and Function Weerawan Chokthaweesak Christine C. Annunziata Bobby S. Korn Don O. Kikkawa Eyebrows and Forehead Structure The eyebrows form a critical landmark of the…
Congenital Malformations of the Eye
Congenital Malformations of the Eye Brian P. Brooks Elias I. Traboulsi INTRODUCTION The purpose of this chapter is to give an overview of congenital malformations of the eye and the…
Teratology of the Eye
Teratology of the Eye Y. Robert Barishak Abraham Spierer It is difficult to classify the ocular teratologic conditions by chronology as well as by topography; the findings overlap frequently and,…
Physiology of the Lacrimal System
Physiology of the Lacrimal System Cat Nguyen Burkat Robin R. Hodges Mark J. Lucarelli Darlene A. Dartt SECRETORY SYSTEM LACRIMAL GLAND AND ACCESSORY GLANDS The exocrine main lacrimal gland is…
The Ciliary Body
The Ciliary Body Ann Barker-Griffith Barbara W. Streeten Michael Fikhman Justin Gutman The functions of the ciliary body are among the most diverse of any ocular tissue, since it secretes…
