Physiological optics and biomechanics of the vertebrate lens

眼睛的正常功能依赖于其内部各种组织的完整性。透镜具有独特的光学和生物力学功能，保持透明度以允许光线到达视网膜，但也允许形状变化，以便在称为调节的过程中将附近的物体聚焦在视网膜上。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。视网膜信号对于透镜的发育至关重要，但是对于生长期或成年期眼睛中视网膜和透镜之间的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.