: the transparent part of the coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior see eye illustration
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And right at the border between the man's cornea and the white of his eye, ophthalmologists spotted the problem: a teeny spear-like fragment of the bee's stinger still stuck in place.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
There are no known cases of a patient contracting HIV from a cornea transplant, even when those corneas came from donors of organs that did infect recipients.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, USA TODAY, 27 May 2024
Apatow remembered Broderick getting a torn cornea, but Broderick recalled Carrey going to the hospital.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 June 2024
Scientists suspect that’s why there are no known cases of a patient contracting HIV from a cornea transplant, even when those corneas came from donors of organs that did infect recipients.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
There are no known cases of a patient contracting HIV from a cornea transplant, even when those corneas came from donors of organs that did infect recipients.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, USA TODAY, 27 May 2024
Apatow remembered Broderick getting a torn cornea, but Broderick recalled Carrey going to the hospital.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 June 2024
Scientists suspect that’s why there are no known cases of a patient contracting HIV from a cornea transplant, even when those corneas came from donors of organs that did infect recipients.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
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“Cornea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornea. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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