Sclera

sclera /scle·ra/ (skler´ah) pl. scle´rae   [L.] the tough white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface, continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the optic nerve.scler´al

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scle·ra (sklîr)

n. pl. scle·ras or scle·rae (sklîr)

The tough fibrous tunic forming the outer envelope of the eye and covering all of the eyeball except the cornea; the white of the eye. Also called sclerotic.

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scleral adj.

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Sclera

The tough, fibrous, white outer protective covering that surrounds the eye.

Mentioned in: Eye Examination, Eye Muscle Surgery, Glaucoma, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Trabeculectomy

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sclera (skler´),

n the opaque, fibrous, protective layer of the eye containing collagen and elastic fibers. It is commonly known as the white of the eye. Because the sclera is thinner in children, some of the underlying eye pigment is visible, making the eye appear slightly bluish. In older adults, fatty deposits on the sclera make it appear slightly yellowish.

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sclera

pl. sclerae [L.] the tough, usually white, outer coat of the eyeball, covering all the posterior surface and continuous anteriorly with the cornea. The stroma is banded by loose connective tissue, the lamina fusca internally and episclera externally.

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sclera inflammation

see scleritis.