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Anatomy of Eye (Lens) : KT Gurusamy

The lens is a biconvex, transparent structure located behind the iris that helps refract light to be focused on the retina. It is suspended by the zonule and connected to the ciliary body. The lens consists mainly of water and protein and becomes larger and less elastic over time. It lacks blood vessels, nerves, or pain fibers and focuses light via accommodation similar to a camera lens.

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Anatomy of Eye (Lens) : KT Gurusamy

The lens is a biconvex, transparent structure located behind the iris that helps refract light to be focused on the retina. It is suspended by the zonule and connected to the ciliary body. The lens consists mainly of water and protein and becomes larger and less elastic over time. It lacks blood vessels, nerves, or pain fibers and focuses light via accommodation similar to a camera lens.

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ANATOMY OF EYE (

LENS)

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The Lens
The lens is a biconvex, avascular,
colorless, and almost completely
transparent structure, about 4 mm
thick and 9 mm in diameter.

It is suspended behind the iris by the


zonule, which connects it with the
ciliary body
lens gradually becomes larger and
less elastic throughout life.
The lens consists of about 65%
water, about 35% protein (the
highest protein content of any tissue
of the body). Potassium is more
concentrated in the lens than in most
tissues.
There are no pain fibers, blood
vessels, or nerves in the lens
The lens helps torefractlightto
befocusedon theretina,
This adjustment of the lens is known
asaccommodation
Accommodation is similar to the focusing
of a photographic camera via movement
of itslenses
Histology
The lens has three main parts:
thelens capsule, the lens
epithelium, and the lens fibers.
The lens itself lacks nerves, blood
vessels, or connective tissue.

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