Re: Why does the CONTRACTION of ciliary muscles cause the eye lens to thicken ?

Date: Wed Feb 20 15:53:02 2002
Posted By: Kenneth Mitton, Post-doc/Fellow, Molecular Development Retina, Cataract, Dept Ophthalmology / U. Mich
Area of science: General Biology
ID: 1012485042.Gb

Message:


the muscle is radial in action, so it closes the perimeter around the 
lens to reduce zonule tension on the lens, so it takes its move curved 
state...that is why you get tired eyes from reading for hours..  
mitton@oakland.edu

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