Abstract
The limbal conjunctiva (i. e. a 2–3 mm broad zone of connective tissue around the cornea) from five human eyes was studied. It has been shown that the bulk of extracellular material in this part of conjunctiva is made up of collagen fibrils that mostly were arranged parallel to the surface of the sclera. Additionally, this loose connective tissue contained the following extraceIlular elements: typical elastic fibers, 1000 å‐banded material, banded subepithelial fibrils, symmetrically cross‐banded fibrils, finely fibrillar material, dense sheet‐like structures, and basement membranes. Evidence is presented that the dense, sheet‐like structures probably are formed by keratinization of the conjunctival epithelium.
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