EYE MUSCLE

VITREOUS BODY

FOVEA

The Anatomy of the Human Eye:

Structural details seen in OCT images

CORNEA(~ 550 µm)

Limbus

Scleral spur

Iris epithelium

Epithelium StromaEndothelium

SCLERA

CONJUNCTIVATM

ANTERIOR CHAMBER

POSTERIOR CHAMBER

IRISCILIARY BODY

EYE LENS

Anterior capsule

Posterior capsule

Cortex

Anterior chamber angle

Nucleus

OPTIC NERVE

RETINA

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for the posterior segment.

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Abbr. Name

RETINAL LAYERS

ILMRNFL

GCL

IPL

INL

OPL

HFL + ONL

ELM

RPEBMCC

CV

EZ (PR1)IZ (PR2)

ILM Internal Limiting Membrane

RNFL Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer

GCL Ganglion Cell Layer

IPL Inner Plexiform Layer

INL Inner Nuclear Layer

OPL Outer Plexiform Layer

HFL + ONL

Henle´s Fiber Layer +Outer Nuclear Layer

ELM External Limiting Membrane

EZ (PR1)

IZ (PR2)

Layer of Inner and Outer Segments

Ellipsoid zone and Interdigitation zone

RPE Retinal Pigment Epithelium

BM Bruch’s Membrane

CC Choriocapillaris

CV Medium and LargeChoridal Vessels