Owlison, a Great Horned Owl and Raptor-in-Residence here at the Alaska Raptor Center, showing off her “nictitating membrane”. Like humans, birds have upper and lower outer eyelids. But beneath the outer eyelids lies an extra eyelid, called the nictitating membrane. This extra eyelid is located at the inner side of the eye and sweeps horizontally across the cornea. The nictitating membrane is largely transparent, and it helps keep the eye moist and clean while protecting it from wind, dust, and o
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Owlison, a Great Horned Owl and Raptor-in-Residence here at the Alaska Raptor Center, showing off her “nictitating membrane” Like humans, birds have upper and lower outer eyelids. But beneath the outer eyelids lies an extra eyelid, called the nictitating membrane. This extra eyelid is located at the inner side of the eye and sweeps horizontally across the cornea. The nictitating membrane is largely transparent, and it helps keep the eye moist and clean while protecting it from wind, dust, and ot
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That nictitating membrane though. 👁⁣ ⁣ Yes, your cat has a third eyelid! Medically referred to as a nictitating membrane, it is essentially an extra layer of protection for the cornea, and also serves to moisten the eye while maintaining vision. The third eyelid is sometimes described as acting much like “a windshield wiper blade” by removing debris and pollen from the surface and redistributing tears over the cornea. It retracts into the inner corner of each eye (making it a somewhat disorient
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