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thicker on the anterior surface of the lens than on the 

 posterior, and with certain reagents appears to be 

 made up of lamellae. The latter connect with fibers 

 of the suspensory ligament. 



In adults the anterior epithelium forms a single 

 layer of flattened or cubical cells which extend as far 



Anterior capsule. 



Anterior epithelium 

 Lens fibers. 



Fig. 295. Crystalline lens: A, longitudinal fibers; B, posterior surface 

 view of anterior epithelium (Leroy). 



as the equatorial margin of the lens. At this mar- 

 gin the cells increase in height to form the lens fibers. 

 These are flattened hexagonal prisms, thickened at 

 the posterior ends. They pass in a meridional direc- 

 tion from the anterior surface backward, and are 



