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 Müllers 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 Müllers 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 Müllers cells |
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