cornea

IPA: kˈɔrniʌ

(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

Examples of "cornea" in Sentences

The cornea is a clear, jelly-like membrane covering the eye.
An artificial cornea is in sight, thanks to biomimetic hydrogels
This means that over the long term the cornea could lose its transparency.
: A laser is used to cut a flap in the cornea, which is then repositioned to improve sight.
The team’s artificial cornea is made from tiny collagen fibres extracted from these sea cucumbers.
Well, my right cornea is still mostly opaque, but I did write 1359 words today despite being half-blind.
The rabbit cornea is able to regenerate on the underside, whereas the human cornea can only regenerate on the surface.
The birds seem to use these as sunshades, deliberately positioning the head so that the cornea is shaded from bright light when appropriate (Martin & Coetzee 2004).
Macrida Patterson, a 52-year-old Los Angeles traffic officer, told NBC's "Today" show that she suffered cuts to her cornea from the small piece of metal that had been used to secure a rhinestone heart onto the blue thong.