sclera

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I think the fact that they both have exposed sclera helps cement the alliance.

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the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball

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noun

the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sclera.

noun

the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball

Example sentences

I think the fact that they both have exposed sclera helps cement the alliance.

I'm not sure if scleral remodeling the reason.

Perhaps relatedly, you can often see the sclerae of dog eyes, which you can't with wolf eyes.

U know what is cool, human eye's sclera is white making it easier to know where a person is looking and to trust them.

Humans are one of the few animals with a visible sclera, and I don't think that this is some kind of coincidence.

The contacts I use are called “scleral” lenses, which use a liquid-filled void to nullify my actual cornea shape, creating a new cornea.

Linked article includes pictures.> Out of the 60 western lowland gorillas they considered, only 30% had completely dark scleras.

In a portrait this might be removing blemishes, smoothing out visible skin pores, removing blood vessels from the sclera of the eye, shifting outlines to make a person look thinner, etc.

True, although using the same logic, my optometrist stands to profit from me continuing to need scleral lenses .It's just that his logic sounds rather compelling - Keratoconus patients already have thinner corneas then normal, and PRK will disrupt the structure even further, making them even thinner in places.