The globe of the eye, or bulbus oculi, is the eyeball apart from its appendages. A hollow structure, the bulbus oculi is composed of a wall enclosing a cavity filled with fluid with three coats: the Sclera, Choroid, and the Retina. Normally, the bulbus oculi is bulb-like structure. However, the bulbus oculi is not completely spherical. Its anterior surface, transparent and more curved, is known as the cornea of the bulbus oculi [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_(human_eye)].
Synonyms: bulbus oculi
Hierarchy: 3
Parent: visual apparatus
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