Sclera
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The sclera is the white outer coating of the eye. It is made of tough fibrin connective tissue. It gives the eye its shape and helps to protect the delicate inner parts.
In children, it is thinner and shows some of the inlying blueness.
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Schematic diagram of the human eye.
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| Optic disc - Retina - Cornea - Iris - Pupil - Lens - Macula - Sclera - Optic fovea - Blind spot - Vitreous humour - Aqueous humour - Choroid - Ciliary body - Conjunctiva - Angle structure - Tapetum lucidum |
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Eye - Optic nerve - Optic chiasm - Optic tract - Lateral geniculate nucleus - Optic radiations - Visual cortex |