Abstract
The conjunctiva is a translucent vascularized mucous membrane [1]. It may be divided into three portions: the bulbar conjunctiva, including the corneo-conjunctival limbus, which covers the sclera in the anterior part of the eyeball; the superior, inferior, and lateral conjunctival fornices; and the palpebral conjunctiva, including the mucocutaneous transitional zone in the lid margin, which covers the back surface of the upper and lower eyelid. The conjunctiva is movable over the globe and in the fornix, where it is loosely adherent to the sclera, but fixed to the posterior eyelid surface where it is markedly adherent to the tarsal plate.
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Pe’er, J. (2014). Conjunctival and Corneal Tumors: Examination Techniques. In: Pe'er, J., Singh, A. (eds) Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38336-6_13
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