The Outer Molecular Layer is
the
sixth (6th) of the layers forming
the retina of
the human eye that light reaches after entering the eye: That is,
after light from outside the body enters the eye through it's main structures
of the cornea, aqueous
humour, pupil, lens,
etc..
The retina is composed of several layers which, together, form
the "screen" in the eye onto which an image of the area
viewed by the eye is formed, and information about that image is
segmented into packets of information that are passed to the
visual cortex of the brain via the optic
nerve.
The Outer Molecular Layer is much thinner than
the Inner
Molecular Layer, though these two layers have similar structures.
The Outer Molecular Layer consists of a dense
network of tiny fibres
that extend from the processes of the cells of Inner
Nuclear Layer,
such as the processes of the bipolar cells.
For more information about related
subjects see:
*_ Structure & Components
of the Eye,
*_ Components
of the Central Nervous System,
*_ The
Pathway of a
Nerve Impulse,
*_ Structures
and Functions
of Neurones,
*_ Diseases
and
Disorders of the Nervous System,
*_ Text
books about Ophthalmology. |
