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The cornea is very important component of the human eye. The main function of the cornea is to

A

Bend the light before it reaches the lens

B

Provide structural support to the eye

C

Contain a concentrated amount of cone cells in the correct orentation

D

Change the shape of the lens to enable the image to be focused on the retina

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Comes is a transparent layer of tissue, continous with the sclerotic that forms the front part of the vertebrate eye over the iris and lens . The comea refracts light entering the eye onto the lens, thus assisting in the focusing of images onto the retina.
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