Fig. 5
From: Microscopic anatomy of ocular globe in diurnal desert rodent Psammomys obesus (Cretzschmar, 1828)
Light photomicrographs showing the organization of the retina and the optic nerve of Psammomys obesus. a Microscopic section of retina. Choroid(C); Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE); photoreceptor (PR) outer segments; outer nuclear layer (ONL); outer plexiform layer (OPL); inner nuclear layer (INL); inner plexiform layer (IPL); ganglion cell layer (G); inner limiting membrane (ILM) and vitreous humor (VH).PAS/hematoxylin staining. b Histology of the optic nerve head. Longitudinal section: optic papilla (arrowhead), artery (thick arrow), vein (thin arrow), Lamina cribrosa (Lc), retina (R) and sclera (S).Van gieson’s stain