Capillary lamina of choroid

Capillary lamina of choroid
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Identifiers
LatinLamina choroidocapillaris
TA98A15.2.03.006
FMA58437
Anatomical terminology

The capillary lamina of choroid or choriocapillaris is a part of the choroid of the eye. It is a layer of capillaries immediately adjacent to Bruch's membrane of the choroid. The choriocapillaris consists of a dense network of freely anastomosing highly permeable fenestrated large-calibre capillaries. It nourishes the outer avascular layers of the retina.

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