*'''Spectacle''' - The embryologically-fused eyelids (hence no palpebral fissure) form a transparent covering of the eye called the spectacle (also known as the brille or eyecap). Between the spectacle and the cornea are tear-like secretions. The spectacle is [[Snake Shedding|shed]] during normal [[Ecdysis|ecdysis]] but may be pathologically retained (for example if [[Snake Mites|mites]] are present, with low humidity or if the eye is [[:Category:Snake Diseases|diseased]]). [[Snake Retained Spectacles|Retention of the spectacles]] has been associated with the development of corneal disease and panophthalmitis. | *'''Spectacle''' - The embryologically-fused eyelids (hence no palpebral fissure) form a transparent covering of the eye called the spectacle (also known as the brille or eyecap). Between the spectacle and the cornea are tear-like secretions. The spectacle is [[Snake Shedding|shed]] during normal [[Ecdysis|ecdysis]] but may be pathologically retained (for example if [[Snake Mites|mites]] are present, with low humidity or if the eye is [[:Category:Snake Diseases|diseased]]). [[Snake Retained Spectacles|Retention of the spectacles]] has been associated with the development of corneal disease and panophthalmitis. |