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[โ€“] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 week ago

read it up on cornea wikipedia, seems to be true :o

Instead, oxygen dissolves in tears and then diffuses throughout the cornea to keep it healthy.[5] Similarly, nutrients are transported via diffusion from the tear fluid through the outside surface and the aqueous humour through the inside surface.