The lens is covered on the anterior surface by a single layer of cuboidal epithelium. These cells differentiate at the equator to form lens fibers, which lack distinct organelles, including nuclei.
Bar = 1 mm
| Slide 3 Lens The lens is covered on the anterior surface by a single layer of cuboidal epithelium. These cells differentiate at the equator to form lens fibers, which lack distinct organelles, including nuclei. Bar = 1 mm |
| The entire lens is enclosed within a basement membrane, the capsule. Anterior to the lens are sections of the iris. |
