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The lens of the eye

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The lens of the eye. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

Although the section is from a 32-week-old fetus, the structures are not different from that of an adult eye. Some elements may nevertheless be slightly less clear, for example, the iris is significantly less pigmented than in adults.

Published June 12th 2019, updated May 25th 2023.