Sclera groove

The scleral groove (lat. sulcus sclerae) is a depression on the inner surface of the sclera of the eyeball, in which the ciliary body and ciliary body are located.

The scleral groove divides the sclera into two unequal parts - a smaller anterior one and a larger posterior one. The anterior part of the sclera is adjacent to the cornea, the posterior part is adjacent to the hard shell of the optic nerve.

The scleral groove has the shape of an irregular circle with a diameter of 6-7 mm. In the posterior part of the groove there are openings for the passage of long ciliary nerves and vessels, in the anterior part there is an opening for the passage of the optic nerve.

Thus, the scleral groove is an important anatomical structure of the eye, dividing the sclera and containing the ciliary and ciliary bodies.