Fibrous tunic of eyeball
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| Fibrous tunic of eyeball | |
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| Horizontal section of the eyeball. (Cornea labeled at top, sclera labeled at center right.) | |
| Latin | tunica fibrosa bulbi, tunica fibrosa oculi |
| Gray's | subject #225 1005 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_22/12831843 |
The sclera and cornea form the fibrous tunic of the bulb of the eye; the sclera is opaque, and constitutes the posterior five-sixths of the tunic; the cornea is transparent, and forms the anterior sixth.
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| Sensory system - Visual system - Eye - edit |
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| Fibrous tunic: Conjunctiva | Sclera | Cornea | Schlemm's canal | Trabecular meshwork
Uvea: Choroid | Iris | Pupil | Ciliary body Retina : Macula | Fovea | Optic disc Anterior segment (Anterior chamber, Aqueous humour, Posterior chamber, Lens) | Posterior segment (Vitreous humour) |
