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choroid
The middle vascular tunic of the eye, lying between the pigment epithelium of the retina & the sclera.
Function:
- provides oxygen & nourishment to the outer layers of the retina
- along with the ciliary body & iris, forms the uveal tract
Related
Bruch's membrane (lamina basalis choroideae, Henle membrane, vitreous lamella or membrane)
choroideremia; progressive choroidal atrophy; progressive tapetochoroidal dystrophy
posterior uveitis (choroiditis)
General
eye structure
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Wikipedia: Choroid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choroid
- Medline Plus: Choroid
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002318.htm
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