Cornea
Transparent front layer of the eye / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Cornea (disambiguation).
The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Along with the anterior chamber and lens, the cornea refracts light, accounting for approximately two-thirds of the eye's total optical power.[1][2] In humans, the refractive power of the cornea is approximately 43 dioptres.[3] The cornea can be reshaped by surgical procedures such as LASIK.[4]
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Cornea | |
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Details | |
Part of | Front of eye |
System | Visual system |
Function | Refract light |
Identifiers | |
Latin | cornea |
MeSH | D003315 |
TA98 | A15.2.02.012 |
TA2 | 6744 |
FMA | 58238 |
Anatomical terminology |
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While the cornea contributes most of the eye's focusing power, its focus is fixed. Accommodation (the refocusing of light to better view near objects) is accomplished by changing the geometry of the lens. Medical terms related to the cornea often start with the prefix "kerat-" from the Greek word κέρας, horn.