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    The sclera, also known as the white of the eye or, in older literature, as the tunica albuginea oculi, is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer layer of...
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    Scleral tattooing is the practice of tattooing the sclera, or white part, of the human eye. Rather than being injected into the tissue, the dye is injected...
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  • of the eye. It occurs due to weakening of outer layer of eye (cornea or sclera) by an inflammatory or degenerative condition. It may be of five types,...
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    spot of the sclera) is one of the ocular signs of death in which a reddish-brown discoloration is transversely arranged across the sclera. It occurs when...
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    English to refer to a folk belief according to which the visibility of the sclera above or under the irises has various meanings as an omen or symptom in...
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    known as icterus, is a yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and sclera due to high bilirubin levels. Jaundice in adults is typically a sign indicating...
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  • Trachypollia sclera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Trachypollia sclera Woodring...
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    Joseph; Foster, C. Stephen (2012). "Noninflammatory Diseases of the Sclera". The Sclera. pp. 277–297. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-6502-8_8. ISBN 978-1-4419-6501-1...
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    The sclera and cornea form the fibrous tunic of the bulb of the eye; the sclera is opaque, and constitutes the posterior five-sixths of the tunic; the...
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    known as a scleral contact lens, is a large contact lens that rests on the sclera and creates a tear-filled vault over the cornea. Scleral lenses are designed...
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    fatty layers of the bulbous conjunctiva and putting medications adjacent to sclera that is permeable to water, this will increase the penetration of the water-soluble...
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    with its outer layers, such as the outermost, white part of the eye (the sclera) and one of its inner layers (the pigmented choroid) keeping the eye essentially...
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    the sclera. The capsule is perforated behind by the ciliary vessels and nerves and fuses with the sheath of the optic nerve and with the sclera around...
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    precisely between the inner retina and the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea. The originally medieval Latin term comes from the Latin word...
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    thin mucous membrane that lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white of the eye). It is composed of non-keratinized, stratified squamous...
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    human cornea borders with the sclera at the corneal limbus. In lampreys, the cornea is solely an extension of the sclera, and is separate from the skin...
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    nose is wide and flat, causing the appearance of esotropia due to less sclera being visible nasally. With age, the bridge of the child's nose narrows...
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    Episcleritis (category Disorders of sclera and cornea)
    conjunctiva and the connective tissue layer that forms the white of the eye (sclera). Episcleritis is a common condition, and is characterized by the abrupt...
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    limbus (Latin: corneal border) is the border between the cornea and the sclera (the white of the eye). It contains limbal stem cells in its palisades of...
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  • obvious sign of hemolytic jaundice is the discolouration or yellowing of the sclera and the skin of the patient, but additional symptoms may be observed depending...
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    malignant, pathological, or progressive myopia, is characterized by posterior sclera elongation and thinning (at least 25.5 mm to 26.5 mm) and high refractive...
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    the circle contact lens, which extend the appearance of the iris onto the sclera by having a dark tinted area all around. The result is an appearance of...
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    retinal detachment to indent or "buckle" the sclera inward, usually by sewing a piece of preserved sclera or silicone rubber to its surface. Laser photocoagulation...
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  • The episclera is the outermost layer of the sclera (the white of the eye). It is composed of loose, fibrous, elastic tissue and attaches to Tenon's capsule...
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  • white area of the eye, known as the sclera. The goal of this intervention is usually done to correct defects in sclera that resulted as a complication of...
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    eye. It contains connective tissues, and lies between the retina and the sclera. The human choroid is thickest at the far extreme rear of the eye (at 0...
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    Scleritis (category Disorders of sclera and cornea)
    inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera. The disease is often contracted through association with other diseases...
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    pupil. The outer edge of the iris, known as the root, is attached to the sclera and the anterior ciliary body. The iris and ciliary body together are known...
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    removed, the tissue that covers the sclera known as the Tenons layer is also removed. Auto-grafting covers the bare sclera with conjunctival tissue that is...
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  • so than others. The Joker was redesigned to have white eyes with black sclera and a purple and green suit. However, this was not well-received by fans...
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