orbiculoposterocapsular fibers

orbiculoposterocapsular fibers
the chief fibers that spring from the prolongation of the hyaloid membrane investing the ciliary ring.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • cilioposterocapsular fibers — the most numerous of the chief fibers, arising from the tips and sides of the ciliary processes, passing posteriorly and crossing the anteriorly directed fibers, to insert into the posterior capsule anterior to the insertion of the… …   Medical dictionary

  • chief fibers — fibers of the zonule of Zinn that run from the ciliary body to the lens, including the orbiculoposterocapsular, the orbiculoanterocapsular, the cilioposterocapsular, and cilioequatorial fibers; called also main or principal f s …   Medical dictionary

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