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Reika [66]
3 years ago
5

Nutrients are delivered and waste products are carried away from the cells of the posterior segment of the eye by blood vessels.

However, the cells in the cornea and lens (in the anterior segment) are avascular. Which is the best explanation for how these cells are maintained?
Biology
1 answer:
kolezko [41]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The cells on the cornea are maintained by pheripheral vessels and surrounding fluids.

Explanation:

*- The capillaries of the limbus nourish the peripheral part of the cornea.

*- Tears supply of glucose in the tear film

*- Aqueous humor nourishing the outermost layers of the cornea the endothelium being a unicellular layer

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