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  2. Sclera - Wikipedia

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    The sclera, [note 1] also known as the white of the eye or, in older literature, as the tunica albuginea oculi, is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer layer of the eye containing mainly collagen and some crucial elastic fiber. [2] In the development of the embryo, the sclera is derived from the neural crest. [3]

  3. List of Scleria species - Wikipedia

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    This list is compiled from The Plant List, [3] Germplasm Resources Information Network, [4] Integrated Taxonomic Information System [5] and Flora of China. [6]Scleria levis Muehlenberg's nutrush – Scleria muehlenbergii Scleria parvula fewflower nutrush – Scleria pauciflora netted nutrush – Scleria reticularis whip nutrush – Scleria triglomerata low nutrush – Scleria verticillata ...

  4. Scleria - Wikipedia

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    Scleria is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. They are known commonly as nutrushes . [ 1 ] They are distributed throughout the tropics , and some species have ranges extending into temperate areas. [ 2 ]

  5. Scleritis - Wikipedia

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    Scleritis is a serious inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera.The disease is often contracted through association with other diseases of the body, such as granulomatosis with polyangiitis or rheumatoid arthritis.

  6. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Visual acuity with eye chart at Near 15.7 inches (400 mm) and without (sc: Latin sine correctore) correctors (spectacles); Ncc is with (cc: Latin cum correctore) correctors. See Visual_acuity#Legal_definitions: VA OS Left visual acuity VA OD Right visual acuity VDU Visual display unit VF Visual field VPS Variable prism stereoscope WD

  7. Episcleritis - Wikipedia

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    After anesthetizing the eye with medication, the conjunctiva may be moved with a cotton swab to observe the location of the enlarged blood vessels. [ citation needed ] In very rare cases, if episcleritis does not respond to treatment, then a biopsy may be considered, [ 6 ] which help provide information regarding any underlying condition ...

  8. Scleral lens - Wikipedia

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    Scleral lenses may be used to improve vision and reduce pain and light sensitivity for people with a growing number of disorders or injuries to the eye, such as severe dry eye syndrome, microphthalmia, keratoconus, corneal ectasia, Stevens–Johnson syndrome, Sjögren's syndrome, [1] aniridia, neurotrophic keratitis (anesthetic corneas), complications post-LASIK, higher-order aberrations of ...

  9. Uvea - Wikipedia

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    The uvea (/ ˈ j uː v i ə /; [1] derived from Latin: uva meaning "grape"), also called the uveal layer, uveal coat, uveal tract, vascular tunic or vascular layer, is the pigmented middle layer of the three concentric layers that make up an eye, precisely between the inner retina and the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea.