The tough white fibrous outer envelope of tissue covering all of the eyeball except the cornea. Also called sclerotic, sclerotic coat.
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Eye care information The sclera is commonly known as "the white of the eye." It is the tough, opaque tissue that serves as the eye's protective outer coat. Six tiny muscles connect to it around the eye and control the eye's movements. In children, the sclera is thinner and more translucent, allowing the underlying...
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sclerae. 2 entries found. sclerae · sinus venosus sclerae (noun). Main Entry: sclerae. —see sinus venosus sclerae. Bing Learn more about "sclerae"
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the dense fibrous opaque white outer coat enclosing the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea — see eye illustration. — scler·al \-əl\ adjective...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about annulus sclerae. annulus sclerae. Information about annulus sclerae in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. (redirected from annulus sclerae)
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the outer, tough, white, fibrous membrane covering all of the eyeball except the area covered by the cornea. Etymology: ModL < Gr sklēros, hard < IE base...
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home > osteogenesis imperfecta with blue sclerae definition Osteogenesis imperfecta with blue sclerae: See: Osteogenesis imperfecta type I. Last Editorial Review: 6/7/1998...
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The Physical Structures of the Eye Items refer to the human eye unless otherwise specified. This section leans heavily on Wyszecki and Stiles (1982) an excellent book. Retina - gross anatomy...
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An association between blue sclerae and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) was described in 1908 by W. Osler1 and confirmed recently in adults.2 In these studies, blue sclerae appeared more sensitive and equally specific as an indicator of IDA than mucosal pallor.4 Because IDA is common in young children even in...
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