Refractive index
| Range | in cornea 1.376: in water 1.333: crystalline lens 1.4-1.5 unitless |
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| Organism | Vertebrates |
| Reference | Koudouna E et al., Evolution of the vertebrate corneal stroma. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2018 May64: 65-76. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2018.01.002 p.66 left column top paragraphPubMed ID29398348 |
| Primary Source | Table - link |
| Comments | P.66 left column top paragraph: "Since the evolution of the vertebrate eye initially occurred in water, the cornea with a refractive index (1.376) almost identical to that of water (1.333) played little role in the refraction of light to the retina regardless of corneal shape, serving primarily as a transparent protective cover, while the crystalline lens with a higher refractive index (1.4–1.5) performed the refractive function (primary sources)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 117194 |