Blue sclera (English spelling) bluesclera

Japanese: blue sclera(英語表記)bluesclera
Blue sclera (English spelling) bluesclera

…When the sclera is thin and weak due to a congenital abnormality, it gradually stretches, allowing the uvea to be seen through the thin sclera. This is called blue sclera. In severe myopia, the eye axis is elongated, forming an oval eyeball, and the sclera stretches and becomes thin. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "blue sclera" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…先天的な異常によって強膜が薄く弱い場合は,強膜はしだいに引き伸ばされ,薄い強膜を通してぶどう膜が透見される。これが青色強膜blue scleraである。また強度近視でも,眼軸が伸ばされ,長円の眼球となって強膜は伸び,薄くなる。…

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