limbus corneae

limbus corneae
[TA] corneal limbus the junctional region between the cornea and the sclera, marked on the outer surface of the eyeball by a slight furrow, the sulcus sclerae; called also corneoscleral or sclerocorneal junction.

Limbus corneae, in a horizontal section (A) and anterior view (B) of the eye.


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