Question

2.How does cornea protect the eye?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The cornea is a transparent avascular tissue that acts as a structural barrier and protects the eye against infections. [1] Along with the tear film, it provides proper anterior refractive surface for the eye. Cornea contributes to two-third of the refractive power of the eye

Answer 2

• ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇᴀ ɪs ᴀ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴠᴀsᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴄᴛs ᴀs ᴀ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʙᴀʀʀɪᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀʀ ғɪʟᴍ, ɪᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴀɴᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ ʀᴇғʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇ. ᴄᴏʀɴᴇᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛᴡᴏ-ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇғʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇ.♡