Corneal limbus

Corneal limbus
Schematic diagram of the human eye
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Identifiers
Latin	Limbus corneae
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_10/12494135
TA	A15.2.02.014
FMA	58342
Anatomical terminology []

The corneal limbus is the border of the cornea and the sclera (the white of the eye). The limbus is a common site for the occurrence of corneal epithelial neoplasm. The limbus contains radially-oriented fibrovascular ridges known as the palisades of Vogt that may harbour a stem cell population. The palisades of Vogt are more common in the superior and inferior quadrants around the eye.Aniridia, a developmental anomaly of the iris, disrupts the normal barrier of the cornea to the conjunctival epithelial cells at the limbus.

Extrinsic eye muscle. Nerves of orbita. Deep dissection.