1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PEBWWVPv6q"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/sclera/">Sclera</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/sclera/embed/#?secret=PEBWWVPv6q" width="600" height="338" title="“Sclera” — Glossary" data-secret="PEBWWVPv6q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The tough white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface, and continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the optic nerve.The white, tough, fibrous outer layer of the eye.The hard white outer covering of the eyeball.Opaque covering of the posterior part of the eye that maintains the size of the eyeball and attaches to muscles involved in eye movement. It is pierced by the optic nerve.Tough connective tissue that forms a white, continuous layer around the eyeball, functioning to protect the internal structures; plural is sclerae.The tough, white, fibrous covering of the eyeball. In the front of the eyeball, the sclera is continuous with the cornea, which is clear and admits light. In the back, the sclera is continuous with the sheath (meninges) covering the optic nerve. The sclera is formed from collagen, a protein, and is strong enough to protect the inner structures of the eye from injury.The white fibrous outer layer of the eyeball. At the front of the eye it becomes the cornea.The outer layer of the eyeball made of fibrous connective tissue. At the front of the eye, it is visible as the white of the eye and ends at the cornea, which is transparent.The outside layer of the eye, commonly called the white of the eye.The resilient and fibrous outer layer, possessing a whitish hue, serves as a protective sheath encircling the eye.The sclera is the resilient, fibrous outer layer that shields the eye. It can be harmed by sharp objects. Conditions involving the sclera encompass scleritis (inflammation) and osteogenesis imperfecta (a disorder causing thin and sometimes blue-tinged sclera).The sturdy, white, fibrous outer layer of the eyeball, also known as the sclerotic coat.