HSV can also affect the eye causing keratoconjunctivitis, which is inflammation of both the cornea and conjunctiva.

HSV也会感染眼睛，引起角膜结膜炎，是一种角膜和结膜的炎症。

Outside the limbus, a thick layer of cells called the conjunctiva protects the rest of our eye.

在角膜缘外，一层厚厚的称为结膜的细胞保护着我们眼睛的其余部分。

And, especially in the sickest patients, doctors can see inflammation in the conjunctiva— the membrane that lines the front of the eye and inner eyelid.

而且， 尤其是在病情最严重的患者中，医生可以看到结膜发炎——结膜位于眼睛前部和内眼睑。

The limbus acts as a barrier between the cornea and the conjunctiva but if it gets damaged, the conjunctiva can start to grow across the cornea, clouding the window and cutting out the light.

角膜缘充当角膜和结膜之间的屏障， 但如果它受到损坏，结膜会开始在角膜上生长， 遮蔽窗口并切断光线。

ANATOMY The eyelids are two fibromuscular structures: outer layer containing skin, muscle as well as dense fibrous tissue and an inner transparent layer called conjunctiva that close in front of the eyeball, hence protecting it.

外层包括皮肤、肌肉和密集的纤维组织，内层叫做结膜的透明层在眼球前面闭合，从而保护眼球。