: the transparent part of the coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior see eye illustration
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El Financiero also reported that Izaguirre's family gave authorization for the donation of her organs, including her skin, skeletal muscle, corneas and kidneys.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Light can then pass through the clear lens to the retina, enabling vision again, provided that everything behind the cornea — the retina and optic nerve— remains healthy.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Early tests, including on a human donor eye, showed the system projecting clear images directly to the retina, bypassing the cornea entirely.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The eye develops these and other conditions when the cornea’s curvature is off—too steep, too flat, or too uneven.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Light can then pass through the clear lens to the retina, enabling vision again, provided that everything behind the cornea — the retina and optic nerve— remains healthy.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Early tests, including on a human donor eye, showed the system projecting clear images directly to the retina, bypassing the cornea entirely.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The eye develops these and other conditions when the cornea’s curvature is off—too steep, too flat, or too uneven.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Cornea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornea. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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