Anatom3DLeft sclera
Sclera sinistra · Levá bělima
Sense organs
Looks like
The tough white outer coat covering most of the eyeball, continuous with the cornea at the front.
What it does
Protects the eye, keeps its shape and anchors the eye muscles.
Keeping it well
Inflammation (scleritis) gives deep, boring eye pain, often with rheumatic disease — see a doctor. Yellow sclera suggests jaundice.
Related conditions
- Blepharitis & styes
- Burst blood vessel in the eye (subconjunctival haemorrhage)
- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis
- Hyperthyroidism & Graves' disease
- Keratitis (corneal infection and ulcer)
- Keratoconus
- Presbyopia
- Retinal detachment
- Retinoblastoma
- Scleritis and episcleritis
- Sjögren's disease
- Squint & lazy eye
- Uveitis & iritis