15+ Cornea And Sclera Anatomy. Chapter 2 cornea and sclera. The anteriormost sclera is covered by the translucent bulbar conjunctiva.
The sclera is white, fibrous, composed of collagen, and is actually continuous with the clear cornea anteriorly. Dense regular connective tissue covering 4/5 of the globe that is continuous with the corneal limbus anteriorly and the optic nerve sheath dura posteriorly. Posteriorly the sclera fuses with the sheath of the optic nerve.
The cornea often is affected in association with cutaneous disorders;
Dotted lines show the extent of the cornea in the vertical dimension posteriorly. Microscopic anatomy of cornea:cornea is composed of five layers. The cornea bends light coming into the eye so that it is focused on the retina. For example, low corneal sensitivity, abnormal tear quality, decreased cellular cohesion, squamous metaplasia of the conjunctiva, and goblet cell loss have been described in the.