What is the cornea?

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What is the cornea?

The cornea is the clear front surface of the eye that covers the iris and pupil and helps focus light as it enters the eye. Because it’s transparent and curved, it refracts incoming light and contributes a large portion of the eye’s focusing power, helping to form the image on the retina. The eye socket is the bony cavity that houses the eye, and the white of the eye is the sclera. The term cornea specifically refers to this front, transparent surface, not the other structures.

The cornea is the clear front surface of the eye that covers the iris and pupil and helps focus light as it enters the eye. Because it’s transparent and curved, it refracts incoming light and contributes a large portion of the eye’s focusing power, helping to form the image on the retina. The eye socket is the bony cavity that houses the eye, and the white of the eye is the sclera. The term cornea specifically refers to this front, transparent surface, not the other structures.

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