Fig. 12.1 Anatomy of the bony orbit: (a) lateral wall, (b) floor, (c) roof, and (d) medial wall. FB frontal bone, FZF frontozygomatic fissure, gSB greater sphenoid bone, ZB zygomatic…

Fig. 9.1 Histological section of the retina, the retinal pigment epithelium, choroid, and sclera The Müller cell endings connect photoreceptors to each other but also interlock with the microvilli of…

Fig. 11.1 Eyelid – Low-power view of the eyelid showing normal skin appendage structures and tarsal plate containing Meibomian glands (hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification 20×) 11.2 Normal Histology…

Fig. 1.1 Examination of the eyeball. (a) Note the extra-scleral extension of a malignant choroidal melanoma along the vessels (arrow). (b) Histological survey of a similar area Internal tumours are…

Fig. 6.1 (a) Intense glaucomatous excavation of the optic nerve head, in comparison to small physiological central excavation (b) (Courtesy of Christian Richter, University Eye Hospital Freiburg) Fig. 6.2 Optic…

Fig. 2.1 Microphotograph of the eye (anterior segment) of a human fetus at the 42 mm stage (approximately 10th gestational week). (a) The conjunctival sac with its fornices is evident….

Fig. 7.1 Longitudinal section of optic nerve. The lamina cribrosa sieve-like partition is to the right of the image. The central retinal artery and vein are seen at the left…

Fig. 8.1 Diagram shows normal ocular and vitreous landmarks. Cloquet’s canal is located centrally, with the annular attachment of vitreous to the lens represented by the hyalocapsular ligament (HC). The…

Fig. 5.1 The normal lens (a) examined by a slit lamp (biomicroscopy). No incident light is reflected by the lens tissue, as would be the case with a lenticular opacity…