title: Anatomy and function of the eye.
abstract: This text is not a generic book on the immunology of the eye, but instead is based on the theme of ocular immune privilege. In subsequent chapters it is apparent that the immunologic privilege within the eye is dependent upon novel anatomic and physiologic properties of the organ. The focus of this chapter is to provide a concise description of both the function and anatomy of the normal eye.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky., USA.
authors.forename: Henry J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D014785:Vision, Ocular