Figure I-37
Posterior Pigment Epithelium
 
 
Posterior epithelial layers. The anterior iris epithelium has two morphologically distinct portions: an apical epithelial portion (a) and a basal muscular portion (b). The cytoplasm of the basal portion is filled with myofibrils and a moderate number of mitochondria. The tongue-like muscular processes overlap each other, creating three to five layers.