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They say April showers bring May flowers, but this They say April showers bring May flowers, but this beautiful “flower” was no consequence of this season’s never-ending rain. In this image, we can see “the eye’s finest threads”, an astonishing network of nerves hidden within the cornea, the clear window at the front of the eye. Under high magnification, these nerves blaze across the surface like glowing pathways, revealing a level of detail we never witness in everyday life. What looks smooth and simple to us is actually one of the most densely wired tissues in the entire body. The small inset shows the full cornea, but the main image unveils the dramatic, intricate beauty of the microscopic nerve fibers that silently guard our vision. During LASIK surgery for correcting vision, damage to these very corneal nerves can lead to dry eye disease. So, beyond their beauty, studying these nerves and how they function can help patients avoid adverse outcomes. This image was submitted by Bhupender Verma, PhD, from the lab of Jia Yin, MD, PhD, MPH, at Mass Eye and Ear.

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