As the eye's main load-bearing connective tissue, the sclera is centrally important to vision.
In addition to cooperatively maintaining refractive status with the cornea, the sclera must …

The ocular skeleton, composed of the scleral cartilage and scleral ossicles, is present in
many vertebrates. The morphology of the scleral cartilage and ossicles varies within different …

A new rhynchosaur specimen from the Upper Triassic (Candelária Sequence) of Southern
Brazil is presented in this contribution. While these reptiles constitute some of the most …

Osteoglossid bonytongues (arapaimas, arowanas, and relatives) are extant tropical
freshwater fishes with a relatively abundant and diverse fossil record. Most osteoglossid …

The sclera is the outermost layer of the eye. In some vertebrates, it consists of a scleral ring
of osseous plates that afford protection against pressure and help maintain the shape of the …

The Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus, exists as two morphs of a single species, a sighted
surface morph and a blind cavefish. In addition to eye regression, cavefish have an …

This study was designed to investigate skeletal changes in Podocnemis unifilis embryos
derived from artificially incubated eggs exposed to different concentrations of atrazine …

The sclera is the tough outer covering of the eye that provides structural support and helps
maintain intraocular pressure. In some fishes, reptiles, and birds, the sclera is reinforced with …

Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), a North Atlantic “cleaner “fish, is utilized to biocontrol
salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farms. Lumpfish …

Simple Summary There are few publications describing the use of advanced diagnostic
imaging techniques in turtle ophthalmology. However, adequate knowledge of the anatomy …