Sclera Sclera The sclera, also known as the white of the eye, is the opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the human eye containing mainly collagen and some elastic fiber. In humans, the whole sclera is white, contrasting with the coloured iris, but in other mammals the visible part of the sclera matches the colour of the iris, so the white part does not normally show. In the development of the embryo, the sclera is derived from the neural crest. In children, it is thinner and shows some of the underlying pigment, appearing slightly blue. In the elderly, fatty deposits on
The Eye of Tandyla The Eye of Tandyla "The Eye of Tandyla" is a fantasy story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, part of his Pusadian series. It was first published in the magazine "Fantastic Adventures" for May, 1951, and first appeared in book form in de Camp's collection "The Tritonian Ring and Other Pusadian Tales" (Twayne, 1953). The story has also appeared in the magazine "Fantastic" for November 1965, the anthologies "Time Untamed" (1967), "The Magic of Atlantis" (1970), "Wizards" (1983), and "The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy" (1999) (also published as "The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy II"), and the