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Eponyms and Ocular Anatomy

The following anatomists have given their names to ocular and related structures. Can you name them?  Click on the pictures for answers
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sweat
Modified sweat glands 
between the eyelashes.
ahyaloid
The hyaloid canal.
achorid
The vessel layer of the choroid.
acapillary
The capillary layer of the choroid.
aaqueous
The structure through which 
most aqueous is drained.
aanatomosis
Circle of anastomotic vessels 
that supplies the head of 
the optic nerve.
amuller
The muscle of the lid that receives 
sympathetic innervation.
aepitheliuma
The layer in the cornea between 
the epithelium and the stroma.
arpe
The layer between the retinal 
pigment epithelium and the 
choroid.
anwesphtal
The structure in the mid-brain 
that relay the light reflex.
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