Posterior chamber
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| The upper half of a sagittal section through the front of the eyeball. (Posterior chamber of eye labeled at center right.) | |
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| Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Posterior chamber labeled at upper left.) | |
| Latin | c. posterior bulbi |
| Gray's | subject #225 1012 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_04/12206823 |
The posterior chamber is a narrow chink behind the peripheral part of the iris of the human eye, and in front of the suspensory ligament of the lens and the ciliary processes the Posterior Chamber consists of small space directly posterior of the Iris but anterior to the lens.
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Fibrous tunic: Conjunctiva | Sclera | Cornea | Schlemm's canal | Trabecular meshwork
Uvea: Choroid (Ciliary processes) | Iris | Pupil | Ciliary body
Retina : Macula | Fovea | Optic disc
Anterior segment (Anterior chamber, Aqueous humour, Posterior chamber, Lens) | Posterior segment (Vitreous humour, Zonular fibers, Zonule of Zinn )
