This concise source for the clinical anatomy of the visual system covers the clinical anatomy of the eye, its adnexa, and the visual pathways in a well-illustrated, well-referenced format. It balances histologic content of the microscopic anatomy with functional aspects of the eye and visual system. Clear illustrations complement the text and provide clinical information on diseases and disorders that represent departures from normal clinical anatomy.

Full color illustrations throughout enhance the anatomical and clinical information.
The only anatomy text written by an optometrist for optometrists and students - it provides a strong foundation for recognizing and understanding clinical situations, problems, and treatments.


Clinical Comment sections have been expanded to include more clinical correlation comments and put knowledge of ocular anatomy into a practice perspective.
Clinical appearance of normal structures is now included, with normal photos of the cornea, iris, lens, retina, etc., to show how appearance is directly related to structure.
New information on aging changes in ocular tissue and the visual pathway keeps readers current with the expanding field of geriatric care and the changes that occur to normal anatomy. Common terms and phrases: affected anatomy anterior appear approximately aqueous Arch artery attachment become bipolar blood bone branches called canal capsule cause cells central chamber changes choroid ciliary body CLINICAL collagen common cone conjunctiva connective tissue contains continuous contraction corneal cortex cranial nerve disc editors enters epithelial epithelium extends eyelid fibers field Figure fissure ganglion cells gland globe horizontal human increase inferior inner insertion internal Invest Ophthalmol involved iris join junctions lacrimal lacrimal artery lateral lateral rectus muscle layer lens light located margin medial membrane meshwork midbrain movement nasal neural normal nucleus oblique occurs ocular oculomotor ophthalmic Ophthalmol Vis Sci ophthalmology optic nerve orbital outer palpebral pass pathway Philadelphia photoreceptor pigment portion position posterior processes pupil pupillary rectus muscle region resulting retina sclera seen segment showing side sinus space stroma structures studies superior supply surface temporal terminate thickness vein vessels visual vitreous wall zone