Abstract
While playing only limited and indirect role in vision, the sclera is responsible for much of the globe’s strength and integrity. The proximity of the scleral “shell” to vital tissues such as the choroid, ciliary body, and the retina gives it significant clinical implications. Compared with most ocular tissues, the sclera has few pathologies. The limbus is one of the loci minoris resistantiae of the globe , which is further excerbated by the fact that it is often the site of elective surgical incisions.
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Kuhn, F. (2008). Sclera and Limbus. In: Ocular Traumatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33825-3_13
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