**Basic Aspects**

I would like to acknowledge each and every one of the contributors for their excellent work on each chapter. Each one of them devoted time and efforts to write a chapter and to con‐

Simcic and Ana Pantar, the book Publishing Process Managers for their tremendous efforts to publish an excellent book and her endless support, to Ms. Ana Nikolic, the Head of Editorial Consultants for her useful assistance and for both for choosing me to be the edi‐ tor of the book. Many thanks to the technical editors for their arranging the book in a uni‐ form format and for the publisher InTech, that without its initiative, this book would have

the most interesting and challenging specialties in medicine in general and, in ophthalmolo‐

a series of books in all the different specialties within

I wish you, the reader an enjoyable journey throughout glaucoma, one of

a product of global cooperation for the benefit of physicians and patients all

I thank Ms. Iva

I studied

**Shimon Rumelt, MD, MPA** Department of Ophthalmology,

Nahariya, Israel

Western Galilee – Nahariya Medical Center,

tribute to the success of this book and for the advancement of glaucoma.

never been published. Lastly, to my family, teachers and students from whom

over the world and I hope that it will serve as an example for others to follow.

throughout the years.

ophthalmology.

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gy, in particular.

The book is

I hope that this book will be part of

**Chapter 1**

**Anatomy of Ciliary Body, Ciliary Processes,**

Adriana Silva Borges- Giampani and

Additional information is available at the end of the chapter

Jair Giampani Junior

**1. Introduction**

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**1.1. Anatomy of the ciliary body**

between the iris and the choroid. (figure 1)

**Figure 1.** Histology of human ciliary body (courtesy Prof. Ruth Santo)

properly cited.

**Anterior Chamber Angle and Collector Vessels**

The ciliary body is the site of aqueous humor production and it is totally involved in aqueous humor dynamics. The ciliary body is the anterior portion of the uveal tract, which is located

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