Ocular Anatomy
V.S. 112
UAB School of Optometry
Timothy W. Kraft, Ph.D.
975-2885
twkraft@uab.edu
Summer 2007
First Day of School 2004
Goals for the Term

Solid base of knowledge
Comfort with Ocular terminology
 Basics of tissue structure & function

– At the end of the course you can give
yourself a 3D guided tour of the eye and
orbit within your mind’s eye.
Exam Schedule & Grading
Midterm 37%
 Lab work sheets & hw (4%)
 Quizzes: Four each 5.5% (22%)


and Final Exam 37%
• some of Final is review
There will be 4 or 5 Lab sessions, attendance is mandatory
Sources of information
The Human Eye structure and
Function by Clyde Oyster
 Hand-outs, outlines including
additional figures.
 CD’s of power point presentations for
out of class review

Come to Class
Texts and Supplements
Oyster (you buy this one) The Human
Eye
 Williams & Warwick Functional
Neuroanatomy of Man (copy provided)
 Snell & Lemp: Clinical Anatomy of
the Eye (copy of selected figures provided)

Broad-based learning

Power point presentations
– Almost all lectures available on CD
Hand out outline the lecture
 Study Guides


When all else fails: RTB
Go to Class
Competitive Analysis

Competitors - YOU HAVE NONE
– Drive yourself - help your classmates
– Work with each other
• Share strengths overcome weaknesses

Its not about grades, its about
knowledge!
Report cheating to Honor council
Any Questions?
How do I get
this thing
off my finger?
Visual system Overview
Overview

When the structure seems
complicated , think FUNCTION
– Imaging : OPTICAL CLARITY
– Information processing: pathways,
adaptation
– Mobility: balance, strength, speed,
MECHANICS
– Biological System: respiration, pain,
protection
Terminology








Rostral (toward top of head - rooster)
Caudal (toward tail) cauda equina - horses tail
Anterior - front - ventral
Posterior- back - dorsal (dorsal fin)
Medial (midline) {Nasal}
Lateral away from midline (Temporal)
Central Peripheral- away from center
Reference planes
How do you
know this is a
diagram of the
right eye?
Pop Quiz #1
a
a: Lens
l b: Ciliary Body
l
e
(Pars plicata)
l
c: Pars Plana of
ciliary body
d: Retina
l e: Zonule or
suspensory
ligament
b
l
Figure by Williams and Warwick
c
d
Basic components of eyeball
Eyeball: Optical Pathway







Cornea
Anterior Chamber
Iris/Pupil
Posterior
Chamber
Lens
Vitreous
Retina
Figure by Snell & Lemp
Eyeball: Layered tissues




Protective epithelium
Cornea/Sclera
Choroid
RPE
– All to protect/nourish
the nervous tissue of
retina/optic nerve
Uvea:
uveal layer is
shown in red: It
consists of the
iris, ciliary body
and choroid
From Williams & Warwick
Neuronal function
Figure by Snell & Lemp
Figure by Snell & Lemp
Figure by Snell & Lemp