Which term is the white portion of the eye?

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Which term is the white portion of the eye?

The white portion is the sclera. It’s the tough, fibrous outer covering that gives the eye its shape and protects the internal structures. It surrounds most of the eyeball and is opaque, which is why it appears white around the front where the cornea sits. The cornea, by contrast, is the clear front window that lets light into the eye. The conjunctiva is a thin membrane that covers the sclera in front and lines the eyelids, often seen as pinkish tissue when irritated. The orbit is the bony socket that houses the eye and its muscles, not part of the eyeball itself. So the white part you can see is the sclera.

The white portion is the sclera. It’s the tough, fibrous outer covering that gives the eye its shape and protects the internal structures. It surrounds most of the eyeball and is opaque, which is why it appears white around the front where the cornea sits. The cornea, by contrast, is the clear front window that lets light into the eye. The conjunctiva is a thin membrane that covers the sclera in front and lines the eyelids, often seen as pinkish tissue when irritated. The orbit is the bony socket that houses the eye and its muscles, not part of the eyeball itself. So the white part you can see is the sclera.

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