the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
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cornea::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | membrane, tissue layer |
| Has types | arcus, arcus senilis |
| Derivation | corneal |
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To perform properly, the cornea needs to be rounded, like the surface of a ball.
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The injury disfigured her and left her unable to blink, which scarred her cornea.
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The lid wipes the surface of the eye clean and spreads tears across the cornea.
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Ultraviolet radiation can particularly affect the lens of the eye and the cornea.
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They can grow quite quickly and become infected or scratch the cornea of the eye.
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After being injected, the stem cells begin expressing cornea-specific proteins.
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You cannot treat myopia comprehensively just by altering the shape of the cornea.
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History will teach us that the cornea is not a structure we can mess around with.
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Laser eye surgery works by removing tissue from the cornea to change its shape.
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- The transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
- (corneal) of or related to the cornea
- Cornea is Sywnthkrawft's first studio album, released in 2006. The album consists of rerecorded and rearranged songs from early recording sessions in 2005. The album have been described as "space romance" and "ambient movie score music". ...
- (Corneal) transplants are performed by an ophthalmologist, who is a corneal specialist and is expert at transplants and corneal diseases.
- The clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye.
- The clear and strong part at the front of the eye that allows light in.
- Represents a part situated in front of the eye with the role of focusing the incoming light beams on the eye.
- The transparent frontal portion of the sclera, which admits light into the vertebrate eye.
- Cuticle covering the compound eye or ocellus.
