Pigmented layer of retina
System
Sensory (Eye)
SNOMED CT
280662007
Pigmented layer of retina
Definition
A monolayer of pigmented epithelium covering the neural retina; develops from the outer of the two layers of the optic cup[ZFA]. the pigmented cell layer just outside the neurosensory retina that nourishes retinal visual cells, and is firmly attached to the underlying choroid and overlying retinal visual cells[WP].
Also known as outer pigmented layer of retina, pigment epithelium of retina, pigmented retina epithelium, pigmented retinal epithelium, retinal pigment epithelium, retinal pigmented epithelium, stratum pigmentosum (retina), stratum pigmentosum retinae — per UBERON
The Pigmented layer of retina is a part of the Sensory (Eye).