Cornea

The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; and mesenchymal CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. It serves as the first refracting medium of the eye. It is structurally continuous with the SCLERA, avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)

Year introduced: /transplantation was CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION 1963-1965

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Tree Number(s): A09.371.060.217

MeSH Unique ID: D003315

Entry Terms:

• Corneas

See Also:

• Endothelium, Corneal
• Keratotomy, Radial
• Photorefractive Keratectomy

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Sense Organs
Eye
Anterior Eye Segment
Cornea
Bowman Membrane
Corneal Stroma
Descemet Membrane
Endothelium, Corneal
Epithelium, Corneal
Limbus Corneae
Schlemm's Canal