eyecup

n 1: a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the

eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the

eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain"

[syn: {eyebath}, {eye cup}]

2: (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops

into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina [syn:

{optic cup}]