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To get to the sclera all we had to do was first cut off the outside fat. The sclera is the thick clear covering of the eye. Cutting through the sclera was very difficult. The sclera is two centimeters of tough white fibrous tissue. The sclera is also known as the "whites" of the eye. The sclera also helps to protect the eye when dirt and dust gets in the eye.