Medically reviewed by Bryan M. Wolynski, OD The sclera is the white part of the eye. It is made of tough, fibrous tissue that acts as a protective covering for most of the eyeball.

A Model Almost Lost Her Eye After Getting a Sclera Tattoo. Here’s Why She Did It. 5 minute read. By Melissa Chan. September 29, 2017 12:56 PM EDT.

They rest on the sclera, the whites of your eyes. Being gas permeable, they allow oxygen to reach your cornea and are better for eye health. They give better vision and can be used for longer periods.

The sclera is the outer layer of your eye. You’ve probably heard it referred to as the “white of your eye.” It’s made up of fibrous connective tissue that covers the eyeball and surrounds ...

The white part of your eye (called the sclera) is a layer of tissue that protects the rest of your eye. When this area is inflamed and hurts, doctors call that condition scleritis. There isn’t ...

Eyeball tattoos — also known as sclera tattoos — are an ink implant in the membrane that covers the whites of your eyes. And as any expert will tell you, it's a high-risk process.

A Canadian woman nearly lost her eye after undergoing a dangerous and increasingly popular procedure to permanently color in the whites of her eyes. Catt Gallinger, a 24-year-old model, had sought ...

Scleral contact lenses are often used by people with irregularities in the cornea, or clear front window of the eye, such as keratoconus. But John A. Moran Eye Center contact lens specialist David ...

Using this technique, the team investigated the properties of the collagen fibers in the sclera of patients with highly myopic eyes. They also focused on the link between myopathy and a sometimes ...