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SPICES, School of Medical Sciences  |  Health Campus, USM

The exhibit displays specimen of a normal eyeball. The eye is made of three basic layers but cannot be discernible grossly : the outer corneoscleral layer, uveal layer and inner retinal layer. The large cavity is a posterior compartment which is supposed to contain transparent gel known as vitreous body.

Section shows unremarkable histology of eye balls composed of multiple layers of outer and inner structure. The sclera and cornea make up the exterior layers. The uvea is the vascular layer in the middle, subdivided into the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. The retina constitutes the innermost layer and is made up of nervous tissue.

Normal eyeball