How to Use sclera in a Sentence

sclera

noun
  • Atop each white sclera is a neon green iris with a black pupil in the middle.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Muscles are pale yellow, for example, and the sclera is green.
    — Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2012
  • Notice the white of the eye or sclera (arrow) shows the eye rotated toward the fish.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The area that surrounds the iris—called the sclera—is tinted in most animals but bright white in humans.
    — Popular Science, 9 June 2020
  • Or, the light may be powerful enough to have effects on the blood flow to the back of the eye, or the sclera (the white part of the eye).
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 2 Feb. 2024
  • In his bust, Gurche chose to make the sclera—the whites of the eyes—dark, consistent with their coloration in modern apes.
    — Jennifer Barone, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2010
  • The yellow tinge in the sclera of her eyes suggests a liver issue and that too is consistent with the bloodwork.
    — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • Minimal-prep when possible, shade matching to skin and sclera.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The uvea is the middle layer of the eye between the sclera (white part) and the retina (the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye).
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • In order to get in, the doctors make tiny incisions in the white parts of the eye (the sclera) and use a hollow needle-like device with suction.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The high contrast provided by humans’ white scleras enhances our awareness of one another’s gazes.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Daniella Liguori Yellow squiggles flow from yellow sclera, as if taking note of what the eyes have witnessed.
    — Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Even at his most terrifying, with the sclera of his eyes tinged red and his chin damp with blood, Lestat is beautiful and beguiling.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Unsafe sclera tattoos can lead to blindness, or as seen in this instance, terrifying infections.
    — Teen Vogue, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Scleral tattooing consists of injecting pigment into the sclera, or white, part of the human eye with a needle.
    — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2018
  • The surgeon gets access to the muscles by placing small incisions in the conjunctiva, which is the thin clear covering over the sclera (the white part of the eye).
    — Troy Bedinghaus, Od, Verywell Health, 1 June 2024
  • These initial symptoms were followed by jaundice, with the skin turning yellow, and then the sclera, or white, of the eyes subsequently turning yellow.
    — Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • During a trabeculectomy, the surgeon will make a small incision in the white part of your eye (the sclera) and remove a portion of the tissue so the eye can drain better.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, Cpt, Health, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The team also discovered that one of the astronauts developed folds in the choroid, the layer of blood vessels and tissue between the retina and the sclera.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2022
  • However, one year after stopping minocycline, doctors did not see much improvement in the man's sclera discoloration, the report said.
    — Rachael Rettner, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Colored contacts are a rite of passage at a Rick Owens show, with models typically wearing full-sclera pairs on the runway.
    — Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The researchers think that humans likely prefer interacting with subjects with visible sclera, hence the focus on puppy dog eyes.
    — Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2019
  • The ability to wrinkle the brow — which is not found in wolves — exposes the sclera, or white of the eye, and is one of a number of factors that gives domestic dogs a more puppy-like appearance.
    — Richard Pallardy, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The sclera and conjunctiva (the thin, clear membrane that protects your sclera) may also develop a gray or yellowish tint largely due to UV damage (although smoking can also cause discoloration of the eyeballs).
    — Didi Gluck, Allure, 5 Dec. 2023

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