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2 unusual facts about Ciliary body


Ciliary body

Alpha-adrenergic agonists work by decreasing production of fluid and increasing drainage.

Timolol, Levobunolol, and Betaxolol are common beta blockers prescribed to treat glaucoma.


Zonule of Zinn

The zonule of Zinn (Zinn's membrane, ciliary zonule) (after Johann Gottfried Zinn) is a ring of fibrous strands connecting the ciliary body with the crystalline lens of the eye.


see also

Plicata

Pars plicata, the folded and most anterior portion of the ciliary body, which in turn is part of the uvea, choroidea, one of the three layers that comprise the eye

Serrata

Ora serrata The ora serrata is the serrated junction between the retina and the ciliary body

Uvea

In addition some uveal regions have special functions of great importance, including secretion of the aqueous humour by the ciliary processes, control of accommodation (focus) by the ciliary body, and optimisation of retinal illumination by the iris's control over the pupil.