MeSH definition : A ring of tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the retina.
It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary muscle is
in the uveal portion and the ciliary processes are in the epithelial portion.;
MeSH synonym : ciliary bodies; bodies, ciliary; body, ciliary; Corpus Ciliaris; Ciliari, Corpus; Ciliaris, Corpus; Corpus Ciliari; Corpus Ciliare; Ciliare, Corpus; Ciliares, Corpus; Corpus Ciliares;
MeSH annotation : inflammation: consider CILIARY BODY (IM) UVEITIS (IM) or UVEITIS, ANTERIOR (IM);
diseases CILIARY BODY (IM) UVEAL DISEASES (IM); neoplasms CILIARY BODY (IM)
UVEAL NEOPLASMS (IM) histological type of neoplasm (IM); / blood supply consider
also CILIARY ARTERIES; pigmented ciliary epithelium: coordinate CILIARY BODY with
PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciliary body;
A ring of tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the retina.
It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary muscle is
in the uveal portion and the ciliary processes are in the epithelial portion.
https://www.cochrane.org/fr/CD012223/chirurgie-au-laser-pour-abaisser-la-pression-intraoculaire-en-detruisant-une-partie-de-loeil-qui 2019 false false false France United Kingdom ciliary body treatment outcome laser therapy review of literature french abstract laser therapy intraocular pressure glaucoma