This is an area of tissue located around the base of the cornea, near the ciliary body, and is responsible for draining the aqueous humour from the eye via the anterior chamber (the chamber on the front of the eye covered by the cornea). The tissue is spongy and allows fluid to drain into a set of tubes called the Schlemm's canals flowing into the blood system The cornea is the curved, transparent layer that covers the front part of the eye and protects its inner structures. ... There are two sets of ciliary muscles in the eye. ...