Aqueous humor
Eye water (Latin humor aqueous ) is a clear liquid that fills the eye chambers. It is produced in the ciliary body at a rate of about two microliters per minute. The ratio of formation and outflow of aqueous humor is constantly equal, and in the case of an increased...
Tear device
Tear device (lat. organa lacrimalia ) consists of the lacrimal glands located in the outer upper part of the orbit (they produce tears), and the drainage channels responsible for the drainage of tears into the nose.Tears produced in the lacrimal glands move towards...
Ray body (ciliary body)
Ray body or ciliary body (lat. corpus ciliare ) is ring-shaped and is located on the inside of the sclera a little behind the iris. It is made up of many blood vessels, muscle and nerve threads. In its front part, it continues to the iris, and a little further back,...
Vitreous body (glass or vitreus)
The vitreous body, vitreous (lat. corpus vitreum ) fills the entire interior of the eye behind the lens. Its role is optical, because it is transparent and allows light to pass through, as well as mechanical, i.e. maintaining the constant tension and size of the...
