ciliary
Ciliary Body-Related
Plain-language definition
Relating to the ciliary body, a ring of tissue behind the iris that produces aqueous humor and controls the lens shape for focusing.
Where this term comes up
“The Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) is a soft posterior-chamber phakic IOL placed in the ciliary sulcus - the narrow space between the back of the iris and the front of the natural crystalline lens.”
Treatment · Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL)
“Uveitis is inflammation of the uvea - the middle layer of the eye that includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.”
Condition · Uveitis (Iritis)
“It is particularly useful when the doctor needs to evaluate the drainage angle in glaucoma, the ciliary body, the back of the iris, and the structures around the lens - areas that are invisible from the front of the eye.”
- Category
- Anatomy
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Anatomy terms name the eye, orbit, optic nerve, retina, or visual pathway structures that may appear in an exam note or imaging report.
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