Open AccessAnatomy of cornea and ocular surface
Author(s) -
Magadi Gopalakrishna Sridhar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_646_17
Subject(s) - cornea , medicine , ophthalmology , stroma , retina , optical power , anatomy , optometry , optics , pathology , laser , physics , immunohistochemistry
Important functions of cornea in the eye include protecting the structures inside the eye, contributing to the refractive power of the eye, and focusing light rays on the retina with minimum scatter and optical degradation. Considerable advances have taken place in understanding the organization of collagen in the corneal stroma and its clinical significance. In this review, the structure and function of various components of cornea and ocular surface are presented.