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The Most Complex Organs Of The Human Body

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The eye is one of the most complex organs of the human body. In the human eye, three layers can be distinguished.
 The outer region consists of the cornea and the sclera [4]. The cornea refracts and transmits the light to the lens and the retina and protects the eye against infection and structural damage to the deeper parts. The sclera is a thick, opaque white tissue that covers 95% of the surface area of the eye. The sclera forms a connective tissue coat that protects the eye from internal and external forces and maintains its shape. The cornea and the sclera are connected at the limbus. The visible part of the sclera is covered by a transparent mucous membrane, the conjunctiva.
 The middle layer of the eye is composed of the iris, the ciliary body …show more content…

The iris controls the size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina; the ciliary body controls the power and shape of the lens and is the site of aqueous production; and the choroid is a vascular layer that provides oxygen and nutrients to the outer retinal layers.
 The inner layer of the eye is the retina [4], a complex, layered structure of neurons that capture and process light. The surrounding sclera and cornea help to protect retina and keep it in the appropriate position.
There are six major classes in neural retina: photoreceptors, bipolar cells, horizontal cells, amacrine cells and ganglion cells, which capture and process light signals; and the Mullerian glia, which act as the organizational backbone of the neural retina.
The three transparent structures surrounded by the ocular layers are called the aqueous, the vitreous and the

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