[Morpho-functional characteristics of lens ciliary body as a key mechanism of accommodation in human eye].

With the aid of ophthalmological, morphological, biomechanical and regulation theory methods the inconsistency of prevalent concepts on the functional interpretation of morphological structure of ciliary zonule was demonstrated and the scheme of functioning of its elements matching clinical and physiological observations was proposed. The role of anterior and posterior portions of ciliary zonule appears to be functionally essential and consistent with accommodation mechanism proposed by Helmholtz, while the role of cilioequatorial fibers of ciliary zonule is functionally auxiliary. Morphological and constructive peculiarities of ciliary zonule structure confirm the validity of Helmholtz concepts of accommodation mechanism.