The posterior chamber is the portion of the eye located where?

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The posterior chamber is the portion of the eye located where?

The posterior chamber is the space behind the iris and in front of the lens (between the iris and the lens/ciliary body). It’s where aqueous humor is produced by the ciliary processes and then flows through the pupil into the anterior chamber. This makes it behind the iris, not in front of it or in the vitreous chamber. So the correct description is behind the iris.

The posterior chamber is the space behind the iris and in front of the lens (between the iris and the lens/ciliary body). It’s where aqueous humor is produced by the ciliary processes and then flows through the pupil into the anterior chamber. This makes it behind the iris, not in front of it or in the vitreous chamber. So the correct description is behind the iris.

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