I. Introduction -- II. Material and Methods -- 1. Reduced silver impregnation -- 2. Methylene blue staining -- 3. Golgiโ{128}{153}s selective silver impregnation -- 4. Technical equipment -- III. Results -- 1. Morphology of the lamina -- 2. Localization of cell bodies in the peripheral visual system -- 3. Retina- lamina and lamina- medulla projections -- 4. Lamina fibres -- 5. Outer chiasma -- 6. Medulla -- IV. Discussion -- Summary -- 1. General anatomical features -- 2. Retinula- (svf and lvf) and lamina-fibers (L-, am-, T-, C-,) -- 3. Discussion of the connection pattern -- Acknowledgements -- References