Limbus

An edge, especially the edge of the cornea where it joins the sclera.


The transition zone between the cornea and the conjunctiva-sclera. magnification, contact lens The ratio of the size of the retinal image in an ametropic eye corrected with a contact lens to that of the same eye corrected with a spectacle lens.


Limbi, outer edge or border of a part (e.g., limbus corneae, edge where the cornea and sclera of the eye join).


Transitional area of cornea where the cornea is overlapped by the sclera.


An edge or border; for example, the limbus sclerae is the junction of the cornea and sclera of the eye.


 


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