The eye and visual nervous system: anatomy, physiology and toxicology.
The eyes are at risk to environmental injury by direct exposure to airborne pollutants, to splash injury from chemicals and to exposure via the circulatory system to numerous drugs and bloodborne toxins. In addition, drugs or toxins can destroy vision by damaging the visual nervous system. This review describes the anatomy and physiology of the eye and visual nervous system and includes a discussion of some of the more common toxins affecting vision in man.
D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000502:physiology; D002057:Burns, Chemical; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010539:Permeability; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000378:metabolism; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012590:Sclera / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000378:metabolism; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000187:drug effects; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000033:anatomy & histology
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D014118:Toxins, Biological