Episcleral layer

Episcleral layer
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Identifiers
Latinlamina episcleralis
TA98A15.2.02.008
TA26816
FMA58362
Anatomical terminology

The episclera is the outermost layer of the sclera (the white of the eye).[1] It is composed of loose, fibrous, elastic tissue and attaches to Tenon's capsule.[1]

A vascular plexus is found between the bulbar conjunctiva and the sclera consisting of two layers of vessels, the superficial episcleral vessels and the deep episcleral vessels.

  1. ^ a b Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. Dictionary of Eye Terminology. Gainesville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.
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