Posterior chamber of eyeball

Posterior chamber of the eyeball
The upper half of a sagittal section through the front of the eyeball. (Posterior chamber of eye labeled at center right.)
Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Posterior chamber labeled at upper left.)
Latin	c. posterior bulbi
Gray's	subject #225 1012

The posterior chamber is a narrow space behind the peripheral part of the iris of the lens, and in front of the suspensory ligament of the lens and the ciliary processes. The Posterior Chamber consists of small space directly posterior to the Iris but anterior to the lens. The posterior chamber should not be confused with the vitreous chamber.

See also

• Anterior chamber
• Aqueous humour

External links

• SUNY Figs 29:05-11
• Atlas of anatomy at UMich eye_2 - "Sagittal Section Through the Eyeball"

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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