Fibrous layer of eyeball
Tunica fibrosa bulbi oculi
- Latin synonym: Tunica externa bulbi oculi
- Synonym: Corneosclera; Outer layer of eyeball
Definition
The sclera and cornea form the fibrous layer of eyeball (fibrous tunic of the bulb) of the eye; the sclera is opaque, and constitutes the posterior five-sixths of the tunic; the cornea is transparent, and forms the anterior sixth.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
