SCLERA

 

The tough white outer coat over the eyeball that covers approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface. The sclera is continuous in the front of the eye with the cornea and in the back of the eye with the external sheath of the optic nerve.

 

Additional Information about the Sclera

Gross Anatomy of the Eye (book - free full text)

 

Related Topics

Scleritis

Episcleritis

Blue Sclera

Jaundice

Conjuntiva

 

 

 

 

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