The corneal stroma makes up about 90% of the cornea thickness. It consists of about 200 regularly stacked layers of collagen fibrils with flat cells between them, an arrangement that keeps it transparent.
| Location | Middle layer of the cornea, between Bowman layer and Descemet membrane |
|---|---|
| Parts |
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| Nerve Supply | Long and short ciliary nerves (ophthalmic nerve, trigeminal) |
| Blood Supply | None (avascular; nourished by tears, aqueous humour and limbal vessels) |
Provides strength and transparency and does most of the cornea focusing work together with its curvature.
Swelling of the stroma makes the cornea cloudy. LASIK reshapes the stroma under a flap. Corneal cross-linking strengthens the stroma to halt keratoconus, and corneal transplants replace damaged stroma.
Swelling of the stroma causing cloudy vision, often from endothelial failure.
Infection of the cornea, often linked to contact lenses, that can scar the stroma.
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