It is positioned behind the eyelids and the muscles that move the eye and as a result is not visible from the outside. The scleral buckle is usually left around the eye permanently. The effect of the scleral buckle is to push in the sclera towards the middle of the eye, relieving the tension on the retina and narrowing the space between the two layers that have been pulled apart.
egis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass. Synonyms: breastplate, aegis. aegis, armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, body armor, body armour, breastplate, cataphract, coat of mail, plastron, plate armor, plate armour, suit of armor, suit of armour. Translate egis to German.
synergism (sinÂ´urjizÉm), n a joint action of two drugs in such a manner that one supplements or enhances the action of the other to produce an effect greater than that which may be obtained with either one of the drugs in equivalent quantity or produce effects that could not be obtained with any safe quantity of either drug, or both.