conjunctiva
Eye Surface Membrane
Plain-language definition
The thin, transparent mucous membrane covering the white of the eye and lining the inner eyelids. It produces mucus and tears to lubricate the eye.
Where this term comes up
“A subconjunctival hemorrhage is bleeding under the conjunctiva - the clear membrane covering the white of the eye.”
Condition · Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
“It creates a controlled new pathway for aqueous fluid to leave the eye and collect under the conjunctiva in a small filtering "bleb."”
Treatment · Trabeculectomy
“…bimatoprost is often among the strongest pressure-lowering options, at the cost of slightly more conjunctival redness and pronounced lash growth - the very effect that became the basis for its sister product, the…”
Medication · Bimatoprost (Lumigan, Latisse)
- Category
- Anatomy
- Also written as
- conjunctival
Anatomy terms name the eye, orbit, optic nerve, retina, or visual pathway structures that may appear in an exam note or imaging report.
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A note on medical context
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