ciliary muscle [UBERON_0001605]

The ciliary muscle is a ring of smooth muscle in the middle layer of the eye that controls the eye’s accommodation for viewing objects at varying distances and regulates the flow of aqueous humour through Schlemm’s canal. [WP,unvetted].

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VFB Term Json

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