David M. Gamm
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LOCATION: Madison, WI, United States
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin Eye Research Institute, Waisman Center.
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Cornea, dome-shaped transparent membrane about 12 mm (0.5 inch) in diameter that covers the front part of the eye. Except at its margins, the cornea contains no blood vessels, but it does contain many nerves and is very sensitive to pain or touch. It is nourished and provided with oxygen anteriorly…
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