I know that in the cow eye, tapetum lucidum is not present in the inferior or ventral part of the cow eye, where the optic disc is. But, is the tapetum lucidum preferentially oriented towards nasal or temporal?
If so, in which other animal species is this conservated?
Thanks.
The cow has a tapetum fibrosum found mainly in the superior retina.
Braekevelt, C. R. (1986). Fine structure of the bovine tapetum fibrosum. Anatomia, histologia, embryologia, 15(3), 215-222.
In the horse eye the tapetum is closely aligned with visual streak.
Shinozaki, A., Takagi, S., Hosaka, Y. Z., & Uehara, M. (2013). The fibrous tapetum of the horse eye. Journal of anatomy, 223(5), 509–518. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12100
For other species see: Ollivier, F. J., Samuelson, D. A., Brooks, D. E., Lewis, P. A., Kallberg, M. E., & Komáromy, A. M. (2004). Comparative morphology of the tapetum lucidum (among selected species). Veterinary ophthalmology, 7(1), 11-22.
In the cow tapetum lucidum located is located within the choroid layer of the eye, it is found in retina superonasal..
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