Layers of the Retina

Layers of the retina, from the outside inwards

Retinal Pigment Epithelium Melanin containing cells
Layer of rods and cones Inner and outer segments of photoreceptor cells
External (Outer) limiting membrane Apical boundary of Müller’s cells
Outer nuclear layer Cell bodies of rods and cones
Outer plexiform layer 1st synaptic layer, between photoreceptors and horizontal, amacrine and bipolar cells
Inner nuclear layer Cell bodies of horizontal, amacrine, bipolar and Müller’s cells
Inner plexiform layer 2nd synaptic layer, between horizontal, amacrine and bipolar cells and ganglion cells
Ganglion cell layer Cell bodies of ganglion cells
Layer of optic nerve fibres Processes of ganglion cells travelling to the brain
Internal (Inner) limiting membrane Composed of the basal lamina of Müller’s cells

From http://www.bradford.ac.uk/


Entry date: January 7, 2005.