"Sclera" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the canal of Schlemm. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
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D012590
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.784
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sclera" by people in Profiles.
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Updated Surgical Technique for Implantation of Revakinagene Taroretcel. Retina. 2025 12 01; 45(12):2456-2458.
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Combined therapy of ocular surface disease with plasma rich in growth factors and scleral contact lenses. Ocul Surf. 2022 01; 23:162-168.
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Scleral Lens Use in Neurotrophic Keratopathy: A Review of Current Concepts and Practice. Eye Contact Lens. 2021 Mar 01; 47(3):144-148.
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Dynamic Optical Coherence Elastography of the Anterior Eye: Understanding the Biomechanics of the Limbus. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020 11 02; 61(13):7.
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Outcomes of Scleral Contact Lens Use in Veteran Population. Eye Contact Lens. 2020 Nov; 46(6):348-352.
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Yield, Techniques, and Complications of Transvitreal and Transscleral Biopsies in Small Uveal Melanoma. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 05 01; 136(5):482-488.
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Assessment of the Prosthetic Replacement of Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) scleral lens on visual acuity for corneal irregularity and ocular surface disease. Ocul Surf. 2018 04; 16(2):254-258.
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Histopathologic Analysis of Transvitreal Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Needle Tracts for Uveal Melanoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Feb; 174:9-16.
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Post-translationally abnormal collagens of prolyl 3-hydroxylase-2 null mice offer a pathobiological mechanism for the high myopia linked to human LEPREL1 mutations. J Biol Chem. 2015 Mar 27; 290(13):8613-22.
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Scleral-fixated capsular tension rings and segments for ectopia lentis in children. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Nov; 158(5):899-904.