This second video is chock-full of high-yield anatomy facts. The eye is a complex structure with layers, lens, muscles, receptors, that is surrounded by many bones. I keep things simple in this video, and correlate directly with the anatomy chapter from the book. I’ve also scanned in an entire head CT to help you correlate the cartoons with real clinical imaging. Here are screen-captures from this video:
Screen Captures from this Video:
The orbicularis closes the eye, while the levator raises the lids. Each has their own innervation (cranial nerves 7 and 3)
The external eye is covered by the thin conjunctival tissue, which inserts at the limbus of the eye.
The nasolacrimal duct drains tears from the eye surface into the nose - explaining why your nose runs when you cry. You can see this duct on CT.
The punctum is small and located on the medial lid, near the nose. We can put plugs in the punctum to help with dry eye.
This patient has an eyelash that’s stuck in the punctum.
The cornea and sclera are continuous with each other … however, the cornea is clear because it is relatively dehydrated.
The cornea has five layers - the endothelial layer acts as a pump to keep the cornea dehydrated.
The ciliary body sits behind the iris and tethers the lens in place by a 360 degree network of zonular fibers.
The lens has the configuration of a peanut M&M with an outer capsule, middle cortex, and central nucleus. In this advanced cataract, the cortex has liquefied into a milky consistency, and the central brown nucleus has sunk to the bottom.
Eye movement is controlled by rectus and oblique muscles that tether the eye and connect at the orbital apex.
The orbital walls are formed by seven separate bones. They aren’t that difficult to learn when you review them one-by-one.
You can see the orbital bones and the extraocular muscles on CT - a coronal view like this one works best.
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I’ve been studying from books for my OMA certification but I’ve never been able to see the eye pictured like this. It has been a tremendous eye opening help (pun intended). Thank you so much.
I am a 4th year medical student. Currently attending eye ward @Hamdard University,Karachi, Pakistan. This video has helped me immensely and it made and impact on my memory (which is a very difficult job to do)…
I appreciate the simple examplainatory method and awesome slides. You have done great service for humanity…
Rasheed Syed
Comment by Rasheedullah Syed — May 22, 2009 @ 9:47 am
Awesome!a simple and methodical way.thanks for a quick revision.
I am a student of B.Sc(HONS)Optometry and Orthoptics(ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES) 2nd year in NISHTAR MEDICAL COLLEGE ,MULTAN, PAKISTAN.This video is especially helpful for the students of Optometry and Orthoptics.I am grateful to the site runners because.
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Very good presentation. Thank you. This will assist me with my class lectures on Anatomy in a Surgical Technology class.
Comment by DDougherty — September 5, 2009 @ 9:18 pm
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I liked it, I Think that this kind of images are good like material.
One of the best things to learn anatomy is although pictures. that help me ….. thanks!!!!!
Comment by edna mora — September 10, 2009 @ 11:44 am
I am attending school for a Visual Impairment teaching certification, so I have no medical background. I am required to take an eye anatomy and visual functions class that has a very technical and confusing textbook. This video made turned gibberish and nonsense into something I could process! Keep it up and PLEASE make more videos!
Ilove the video and would like it very much if youl could send me the link through which i can download it so that it will assist me in learning my ocular anatoomy
Comment by Addai Richard — September 28, 2009 @ 9:15 am
The videos are a joy to watch and a welcome respite from the world of textbooks. Thank you.
Comment by J Rouwhorst — October 4, 2009 @ 2:35 pm
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Comment by ahmed nassar — November 12, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
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Comment by dhaval shah — November 20, 2009 @ 2:34 am
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thanks a lot. this video should be used as an introduction before hitting the core anatomy of the orbit and the eyeball and surely as a first chapter in an ophthalmology course. i hope you keep on doing this great job.
Comment by veshak kumar keerpaul — January 16, 2010 @ 4:47 am
Thank you Dr. Root. brilliant and easy to follow video. Keep up the good work.
Comment by Syed Junaid — January 25, 2010 @ 5:15 pm
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