eyecup

• Ein kleines Gefäß mit gebogenem Rand, das an die Augenhöhle angelegt wird und zum Einbringen von Arznei- oder Spüllösungen ins Auge dient; in der Embryologie auch die becherförmige, doppelwandige Einstülpung, aus der das Pigment- und das Sinnesepithel der Netzhaut hervorgehen.

A noun referring to a small vessel with a curved rim designed to fit the eye socket, used for applying medicated or cleansing solutions to the eyeball; also, in embryology, a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina.

1. Ophthalmic vesselB2formalmedical

   A small container with a curved rim designed to fit the eye socket, used for applying a medicated or cleansing liquid to the eyeball.

   Augenbadewanne

   • She used an eyecup to rinse her irritated eye with saline solution.
   • The pharmacist recommended an eyecup for applying the eye wash.
   • He filled the eyecup with the prescribed liquid and leaned over the sink.

2. Embryonic structureC2formalscientific

   A two-walled, cup-like depression in an embryo that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina.

   Augenbecher

   • The optic vesicle invaginates to form the eyecup during early development.
   • The eyecup is a critical structure in the formation of the vertebrate eye.
   • Damage to the eyecup can lead to congenital eye defects.