CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 25, 1999, except for Note 4 and Note 11, which are as of February 16, 1999, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Corning Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York September 30, 1999