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Cornea

The cornea is the transparent front part of the eyeball which 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. In humans, the refractive power of the cornea is approximately 43 dioptres. The cornea can be reshaped by…

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FMA
58238
Function
Refract light
Latin
cornea
MeSH
D003315
Part of
Front of eye
System
Visual system

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Cornea

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples97
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Cornea

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related to Microanatomy · 26
Cornea → Benedek, Bowman's, Bowman's Layer, Corneal, Corneas, Descemet's, Dua's, Each, From, Goldman, HSPGs, If, Instead, Iris, Irregularity, IV, Just, Krukenberg's Spindle, The, There
related to General references · 21
Cornea → Albert, An, Armin, Barbara, Bibcode, Biophysical Journal, Collagen, Daxer, Ettl, Fratzl, Grabner, Investigative Ophthalmology, Klaus, Misof, Peter, PMC, PMID, S0006-3495, Structural, Structure
related to Structure · 9
Cornea → Because, In, Instead, Mazyar Yazdani, Nutrients, Oslo University Hospital, Similarly, The, Transparency
related to Clinical significance · 5
Cornea → Corneal, Fuchs, Keratitis, Keratoconus, The
related to Refraction · 5
Cornea → Because, Distant, Rays, Some, The
related to Transparency · 5
Cornea → The, This, Transparency, Upon, When
related to External links · 4
Cornea → Corneal Disease National Eye, Facts About The Cornea, Institute, NEI
related to Nerve supply · 3
Cornea → Most, Research, The
related to Transplantation · 3
Cornea → Because, If, When
FMA · 1
Cornea → 58238

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corneal cells collagen eye layer stroma fibrils also transparency human light epithelial aqueous endothelium one refractive fluid composed corneas anterior

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CorneaFMA582381.00infobox
CorneaFunctionRefract light1.00infobox
CorneaLatincornea1.00infobox
CorneaMeSHD0033151.00infobox
CorneaPart ofFront of eye1.00infobox
CorneaSystemVisual system1.00infobox
CorneaTA267441.00infobox
CorneaTA98A15.2.02.0121.00infobox
Corneacausesan involuntary reflex to close the eyelid0.90text
Corneais atransparent front part of the eyeball which covers the iris0.90text
LASIK.While the cornea contributes most of the eye's focusing powerinstance ofThe cornea can be reshaped by surgical procedures0.80text
its focus is fixedinstance ofThe cornea can be reshaped by surgical procedures0.80text

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