Explore: Posterior Eye Segment

The posterior segment or posterior cavity is the back two-thirds of the eye that includes the anterior hyaloid membrane and all of the optical structures

body, and lens. Within the anterior segment are two fluid-filled spaces: the anterior chamber between the posterior surface of the cornea (i.e. the corneal

unit, composed of an anterior (front) segment and the posterior (back) segment. The anterior segment is made up of the cornea, iris and lens. The cornea

conditions. The mammalian eye can also be divided into two main segments: the anterior segment and the posterior segment. The human eye is not a plain sphere

posterior segment of the eye to treat retinal diseases releasing therapeutic drugs at a set rate over a desired period of time. The posterior segment

posterior communicating arteries. The posterior cerebral artery is subdivided into 4 segments: P1: pre-communicating segment Originated at the termination of

emergency department doctors should refer cases involving the posterior segment of the eye or intraocular foreign bodies to an ophthalmologist. Ideally

white cataract, posterior polar cataract, inability to visualize the posterior segment preoperatively, pseudoexfoliation (exfoliation syndrome), small pupils

Fluid/air exchange – injection of air into the eye to remove the intraocular fluid from the posterior segment of the globe while maintaining intraocular pressure

chamber is part of the anterior segment and should not be confused with the vitreous chamber (in the posterior segment). Posterior chamber is an important structure