sheep eye dissection

The sheep eye was extremely interesting when compared to the human eye. Surprisingly, my sheep eye had lots of fat surrounding it which cushions the eye and keeps it in place. There amount of fat was almost as big as the eye itself. The first thing I noticed was the cornea, which is the big black round circle; it's the transparent layer on top of the eye. It stood out to me because the cornea was like the size of a whole human eye. If you look on the side what looks like water is actually the vitreous humor which a jello-like substance that stabilizes the shape and makes sure it doesn't become deformed. Here in the 2nd picture on the bottom left, right in the middle is the lens. Although the lens is normally clear, because the sheep eye is dead, the lens becomes cloudy. Surrounding the lens is the backside of the iris and the ciliary body. The very last picture on the middle, you can see the shinny blue with black which is the choroid. It's a thin layer between the retina and sclera. The retina takes lights from the lens, and the sclera is like the armor plating for the eye. In the center lies the curled optic disc where all the neurons sensors lie and connect to the optic nerve!