Preferred Label : sclera;
Definition : The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting
the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains
apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion
of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the canal of
Schlemm. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0036410;
Origin ID : RID9594;
UMLS CUI : C0036410;
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The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting
the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains
apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion
of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the canal of
Schlemm. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) [MeSH]
