Accommodation is the eye's ability to focus up close by changing the shape of the lens. Accommodation affects the development of myopia and glaucoma and its age-related decline results in presbyopia.

Ciliary body -- the ring of tissue that contains muscles that change the shape of the lens and help the eye focus. It also makes the clear fluid that fills the space between the cornea and the iris.

Apple shapes tend to carry their weight around their midsection, with a big bust and broad shoulders, but their arms and legs tend to be slimmer.

Ciliary body, a muscle beyond your iris that helps your eye’s lens change shape when it focuses. It also produces the clear liquid (aqueous humor) that fills in the gap between your iris and cornea ...

Study: Megalodon’s body shape was closer to a lemon shark Also: Baby megalodons were likely the size of great white sharks and capable of hunting marine mammals.

Ciliary body melanomas tend to be more malignant and because of their location hidden behind the iris they can not be detected until they become larger. Because of the agressive behaviour of the tumor ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

An apple-shaped body, characterized by excess fat around the abdomen, increases the risk of serious health conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer, and non-alcoholic ...

Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their pear-shaped counterparts, who tend to carry excess weight in the hips, buttocks … ...

5 animals with the most unique body shapesThe pufferfish can inflate its body to several times its size when threatened, making it a unique and unusual creature in the ocean.

The lens is a curved structure in the eye that sits behind the iris. The lens' function is to bend and focus light to help you see images clearly. Because it's flexible and changes shape, it can help ...