Researchers have found a new body part that was previously unknown in the human eye. Dubbed Dua's layer is the newly found body part. It is skinny and measures just 15 microns thick. It is found to be present at the back of the eye cornea, said the researchers.

The organ is named after its discoverer Harminder Dua. He is a professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Nottingham. Dua said that findings will be helpful for ophthalmologists to know more about human eye anatomy. Moreover, operations for injuries in this layer will become safer.

"From a clinical perspective, there are many diseases that affect the back of the cornea, which clinicians across the world are already beginning to relate to the presence, absence or tear in this layer", Dua said in a statement.

The layer discovered by Dua adds to the five previously known layers of the cornea. The layer was discovered between the corneal stroma and Descemet's membrane.

According to Dua and his colleagues, a tear in the Dua layer causes corneal hydrops. The situation occurs when water from inside the eye rushes in and attributes to a fluid buildup in the cornea.