Abstract
The cornea of the mammalian eye is a unique tissue in two respects. It is the only transparent connective tissue and it is the only tissue that obtains some of the oxygen needed for its metabolic processes directly from the air. Although not obvious, it is nevertheless true that the normal transparency of the cornea can be maintained only if there is an adequate oxygen supply to its front surface. The open eye receives this oxygen from the air, the closed eye receives oxygen from the capillary bed on the underside of the eyelid.
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Fatt, I. (1983). Determination of the In Vivo Oxygen Flux into the Eye. In: Gnaiger, E., Forstner, H. (eds) Polarographic Oxygen Sensors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81863-9_22
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