Lens, Crystalline
Description
  A transparent, biconvex structure of the EYE, enclosed in a capsule and situated behind the IRIS and in front of the vitreous humor (VITREOUS BODY). It is slightly overlapped at its margin by the ciliary processes. Adaptation by the CILIARY BODY is crucial for OCULAR ACCOMMODATION.
Synonyms
  Eye Lens
Lens, Eye
Crystalline Lens
Parents
  Anterior Eye Segment
Children
  Lens Capsule, Crystalline
Lens Cortex, Crystalline
Lens Nucleus, Crystalline
See Also
  Aphakia
Experts
  Steven H. King
Gregory Moore
Kimberly A. Neely
Joseph W. Sassani
Tree Numbers
  A09.371.060.500
MeSH ID
  D007908

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