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Eyelids
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OrbitandContents
Pupil
Iris
Corneoscleral junction
(corneal limbus)
Inferior conjunctival fornix
Bulbar conjunctiva
over sclera
Superior palpebral conjunctiva:
tarsal (meibomian) glands
shining through
Inferior palpebral conjunctiva:
tarsal glands shining through
Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
Orbital septum
Superior tarsal (Müller’s) muscle (smooth)
Superior conjunctival fornix
Orbicularis oculi muscle (palpebral part)
Superior tarsus
Tarsal (meibomian) glands
Sebaceous glands
Eyelashes (cilia)
Openings of tarsal glands
Inferior tarsus
Orbicularis oculi muscle (palpebral part)
Inferior conjunctival fornix
Orbital septum
Frontal bone
Insertion of levator palpebrae
superioris muscle
Lateral palpebral ligament
and overlying raphe
Orbital septum
Superior tarsus
Inferior tarsus
Orbital septum
Zygomatic bone
Infra-orbital artery and nerve
Maxilla (frontal process)
Medial palpebral ligament
Lacrimal sac
Dorsal nasal artery
and infratrochlear nerve
Supratrochlear artery and nerve
Supra-orbital artery and nerve
Sclera
Bulbar conjunctiva
Palpebral conjunctiva
Cornea
Lens
Anterior chamber
Iris
Posterior chamber
Inferior lacrimal papilla and punctum
Plica semilunaris
Superior lacrimal papilla and punctum
Lacrimal caruncle in
lacrimal lake (lacus lacrimalis)
Seen through
cornea
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