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Ciliary muscle

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A ring of smooth muscle in the ciliary body. Its contraction alters the geometry of the ciliary zonule and permits the crystalline lens to become more curved for near ocular accommodation.
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Ciliary muscle
A suspensory fibre transmitting tension to the crystalline lens. Reduced zonular tension during near ocular accommodation permits the crystalline lens to become more rounded.

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