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                                                        Vitreous humor

                                                           Retinal blood
             Iris
                                                           vessels
             Lens
           Cornea
            Suspensory
            ligaments
                                                             Optic nerve
              Ciliary body                           Retina
                                                      Choroid
                                                     Sclera
                                                              Layers of the retina:
             Pigmented tissue
             Rod cell
             Cone cell
             Horizontal cell











                                                            LIGHT RECEPTORS


                                                  Bipolar cell   Pigment
                                                                containing
                                               Amacrine cell
                                                                segments
             Light                        Ganglion cell

                                      Fibers to
                                      optic nerve
                      Light passing
                      through the eye                           Nucleus
                      must pass through
             RETINA   several layers of
                      retinal cells before
                      reaching the light-
                      sensing rods and
                      cones.                              Cone cell   Rod cell



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