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How the cornea gets its oxygen

The cornea is a transparent, largely avascular tissue. When the eye is open, most of its oxygen comes from the air, dissolves in the tear film, and diffuses into the cornea. Oxygen and nutrients also come from nearby fluids and vessels at the corneal edge, especially when the eye is closed. The cornea is not the only avascular tissue in the body. [1–3]

With the eye open, oxygen from the air passes through the tear film to the cornea.