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in the retina that eventually transmit visual signals through the optic nerve. A hollow structure, the bulbus oculi is composed of a wall enclosing a cavity filled with fluid with three coats: the
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to focus onto the retina, where the photons in the refracted light rays trigger electric and chemical reactions within the layers of the retina, specifically the
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The main purpose of the bulbus oculi is to refract photons passing through the cornea,
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at the back. More simply, the eyeball itself, as well as the
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Artery
anterior ciliary arteries
long posterior ciliary arteries
short posterior ciliary arteries
Latin
Anatomical terminology
edit on Wikidata
eye
human ocular system
cornea
optic nerve
ganglion cells
sclera
choroid
retina
pupil
lens
fovea centralis
Sclera
Choroid
Retina
"Globe of eye "
Biology Online
Text-book of histology
"Wall of the Bulbus Oculi"
"Eye Globe Anatomy "
Medscape
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