Important functions of cornea in the eye include protecting the structures inside the eye,
contributing to the refractive power of the eye, and focusing light rays on the retina with …

The cornea has evolved to fulfil the dual functions of enclosing and protecting the inner
contents of the eye, and focussing light onto the retina with minimum scatter and optical …

Corneal collagen has a number of properties that allow it to fulfil its role as the main
structural component within the tissue. Fibrils are narrow, uniform in diameter and precisely …

The transparent nature of the cornea and its importance in the visual pathway as the major
refracting lens of the eye have intrigued workers in many different disciplines and their …

The cornea and sclera make up the outer tunic of the eye. Each is a connective tissue
containing collagen fibrils embedded in a proteoglycan-rich extrafibrillar matrix, but whereas …

This paper reviews our existing understanding of the distribution and organisation of
collagen types within the corneal and scleral stroma from a microscopical perspective. The …

Purpose.: To study the distribution and predominant orientations of fibrillar collagen at
different depths throughout the entire thickness of the human cornea. This information will …

The avascular cornea is not an isolated tissue. It forms, together with the sclera, the outer
shell of the eyeball, occupying one-third of the ocular tunic. Although most of both the cornea …

Collagen fibrils are homogeneous in diameter and are aligned at a constant distance from
each other to maintain tissue transparency. Keratocytes are the resident cells of the stroma …

The cornea is a curved and transparent structure that provides the initial focusing of a light
image into the eye. It consists of a central stroma that constitutes 90% of the corneal depth …