The Anatomy of the Extreme Periphery of the Fundus

Abstract

The term “extreme periphery of the fundus” involves a clinical concept rather than an anatomical one, since its boundaries are not anatomically defined. Depending on the motivation and the methodology, every author partitions the periphery of the fundus into specific zones. Within the scope of this book, the term covers those regions of the eyeball which, in normal eyes, are not visible without indentation: the most peripheral zones of the retina, the ora serrata, the posterior ciliary body and the vitreous base. The remaining sections of the eye will be dealt with only insofar as they are necessary for an understanding of the peripheral structures.