About: Sclera is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3583 publications have been published within this topic receiving 71062 citations. The topic is also known as: white of the eye.
TL;DR: It seems that the thickening of the choroid may be mechanistically linked to the scleral synthesis of macromolecules, and thus may play an important role in the homeostatic control of eye growth, and, consequently, in the etiology of myopia and hyperopia.
TL;DR: The organization of collagen fibrils in the human cornea and sclera was studied by scanning electron microscope, after digestion of cellular elements by sodium hydroxide, and by conventional transmission electron microscopy.
Abstract: The organization of collagen fibrils in the human cornea and sclera was studied by scanning electron microscopy, after digestion of cellular elements by sodium hydroxide, and by conventional transmission electron microscopy. The collagen fibrils in the cornea had a uniform diameter of about 25 nm. In Bowman's layer, individual collagen fibrils were interwoven densely to form a felt-like sheet. In the stroma, most of the collagen fibrils ran abreast in lamellae, with varying widths and thickness. These lamellae were arranged basically parallel to the corneal surface but often communicated with those of adjacent layers by interchanging their fibrils. In the innermost stromal region adjacent to Descemet's membrane, collagen fibrils were oriented in various directions and interlaced, forming loose fibrillar networks. The sclera, however, was composed of collagen fibrils with various diameters ranging from 25-230 nm. Although these collagen fibrils formed bundles, they were not parallel but were entangled in individual bundles. These collagen bundles varied in width and thickness, often gave off branches, and intertwined with each other.
TL;DR: A comprehensive database of ocular tissue permeability measurements found in a review of the literature to guide models for drug transport in the eye was collected and the corneal epithelium was shown generally to control transcorneal transport.
TL;DR: Bony orbit and paranasal sinuses Ocular appendages Orbital and cerebral vessels Extraocular muscles and ocular movements Innervation and nerves of the orbit The eyeball and its dimensions Cornea and sclera Anterior chamber and drainage angle The iris Posterior chamber and ciliary body Choroid and uveal vessels Lens and zonules The vitreous The retina Visual pathway Autonomic aminergic, peptidergic and nitrergic innervation of the human eye as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Bony orbit and paranasal sinuses Ocular appendages Orbital and cerebral vessels Extraocular muscles and ocular movements Innervation and nerves of the orbit The eyeball and its dimensions Cornea and sclera Anterior chamber and drainage angle The iris Posterior chamber and ciliary body Choroid and uveal vessels Lens and zonules The vitreous The retina Visual pathway Autonomic aminergic, peptidergic and nitrergic innervation of the eye Development of the human eye References and further reading.