When a doctor pulls your lower eyelids downward and asks you to look up, chances are they’re checking your sclera and conjunctiva. Your conjunctiva is the thin membrane lining the front of the ...

HealthDay News — Diurnal variations occur in the thickness of the anterior sclera and conjunctiva among healthy young adults, according to a study published online March 1 in Ophthalmic ...

The sclera is covered by conjunctiva, which is a thin layer of transparent tissue in the front half of the eye. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The eye looks white because ...

The transparent tissue that covers your eye is called the conjunctiva. When blood collects under this transparent tissue, it’s known as bleeding under the conjunctiva, or subconjunctival hemorrhage.

Retrospective study was conducted on 48 eyes of 37 patients who underwent excision of prolapsed subconjunctival orbital fat with conjunctival fixation to the sclera. Complications and recurrence ...

The red represents blood under the conjunctiva, the clear membrane that covers the white of the eye called the sclera and the inner eyelids. The conjunctiva contains many blood vessels and ...