[HTML][HTML] Corneal structure and transparency

KM Meek, C Knupp - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2015 - Elsevier
The corneal stroma plays several pivotal roles within the eye. Optically, it is the main
refracting lens and thus has to combine almost perfect transmission of visible light with …

[HTML][HTML] The pre-Descemet's layer (Dua's layer, also known as the Dua-Fine layer and the pre-posterior limiting lamina layer): Discovery, characterisation, clinical and …

HS Dua, R Freitas, I Mohammed, DSJ Ting… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pre-Descemet's layer/Dua's layer, also termed the Dua-Fine layer and the pre-posterior
limiting lamina layer, lies anterior to the Descemet's membrane in the cornea, is 10 μm …

Cellular crosstalk regulates the aqueous humor outflow pathway and provides new targets for glaucoma therapies

BR Thomson, P Liu, T Onay, J Du, SW Tompson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a severe disease characterized by developmental
defects in the trabecular meshwork (TM) and Schlemm's canal (SC), comprising the …

The iridocorneal endothelial syndrome

L Silva, A Najafi, Y Suwan, C Teekhasaenee… - survey of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The iridocorneal endothelial syndrome represents a unique group of ocular pathologies
(Chandler syndrome, progressive iris atrophy, and Cogan-Reese syndrome) characterized …

The outflow pathway: a tissue with morphological and functional unity

SC Saccà, S Gandolfi, A Bagnis… - Journal of cellular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The trabecular meshwork (TM) plays an important role in high‐tension glaucomas. Indeed,
the TM is a true organ, through which the aqueous humor flows from the anterior chamber to …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional arrangement of elastic fibers in the human corneal stroma

PN Lewis, TL White, RD Young, JS Bell… - Experimental Eye …, 2016 - Elsevier
The cornea is the main refracting lens in the eye. As part of the outer tunic it has to be
resilient, a property conferred by the organisation of the constituent collagen. It also has to …

Ultrastructure of the posterior corneal stroma

U Schlötzer-Schrehardt, BO Bachmann, T Tourtas… - Ophthalmology, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To reinvestigate the ultrastructure of the posterior stroma of the human cornea and
to correlate the findings with the stromal behavior after big-bubble creation. Design …

Dynamics of big bubble formation in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty by the big bubble technique: in vitro studies

HS Dua, LA Faraj, MB Kenawy, S AlTaan… - Acta …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To examine the movement of air injected in the cornea in simulated deep anterior
lamellar keratoplasty (DALK), from the needle tip to the formation of different types of big …

Clinical evidence of the pre-Descemets layer (Dua's layer) in corneal pathology

HS Dua, DG Said - Eye, 2016 - nature.com
The posterior-most 10–20 µm of the corneal stroma has unique characteristics and provides
a plane of cleavage in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). This has been termed the …

In vivo imaging and morphometry of the human pre-Descemet's layer and endothelium with ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography

K Bizheva, L Haines, E Mason… - … & visual science, 2016 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To visualize in vivo and quantify the thickness of the posterior corneal layers: the
acellular pre-Descemet's layer (PDL), Descemet's membrane (DM), and endothelium (END) …