2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
2 Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology
Part I: Anatomy
Chapter 2: The Eye
Ciliary Body
Supraciliary Space
The supraciliary space is a potential space located below the sclera and above the choroid and ciliary body. This space can expand to accommodate fluid (as for the delivery of drugs) or microstents (as in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery [MIGS]).
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 2 - Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.