Physiological optics and biomechanics of the vertebrate lens

眼睛的正常功能依赖于它内部各种组织的完整性。这种晶状体具有独特的光学和生物力学功能，既能保持透明度，使光线能够到达视网膜，又能改变形状，使附近的物体在调节过程中聚焦在视网膜上。视网膜的主要功能是感知光线，然而，它也参与调节正常的眼睛生长。视网膜信号传导对晶状体发育至关重要，但对生长或成人眼睛中视网膜和晶状体之间相互作用的研究很少。

Proper functioning of the eye relies on the integrity the various tissues within it. The lens is uniquely dedicated to both optical and biomechanical functions, maintaining transparency to allow light to reach the retina, yet also allowing for a change in shape in order to bring nearby objects into focus on the retina in a process called accommodation. The main function of the retina is to sense light, however, it is also involved in regulating normal eye growth. Retinal signalling is crucial for lens development, but investigations of the interactions between the retina and lens in growing or adult eyes have been few.