Anatomy Of Eyeball
This is a brief account of anatomy of eyeball. Each eyeball (FIG-1) is a cystic structure kept distended by the pressure inside it. • Shape. Although, generally referred to as a globe, the eyeball is not a sphere but an oblate spheroid. • Poles. The central point on the maximal convexities of the anterior and posterior curvatures of the eyeball is called the anterior and posterior pole, respectively. • Equator of the eyeball lies at the mid plane between the two poles Dimensions of an adult eyeball • Anteroposterior diameter 24 mm • Horizontal diameter 23.5 mm • Vertical diameter 23 mm • Circumference 75 mm • Volume 6.5 ml • Weight 7 gm Coats of the eyeball * Fibrous coat * Vascular coat *Nervous coat Segments Of and Chambers of the eyeball ...