Difference between revisions of "Descemet's membrane"
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*Younger individuals: 10 +/- 3 micrometres.<ref name=pmid20163865/> | |||
*Older individuals: 16 +/- 2 micrometres.<ref name=pmid20163865/> | *Older individuals: 16 +/- 2 micrometres.<ref name=pmid20163865/> | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 13 October 2015
Descemet's membrane is an eye pathology ditzel.
General
Normal thickness:
Note:
- Thickness in Fuchs dystrophy: 34 +/- 11 micrometres.[1]
Specific entities
Fuchs dystrophy
Main article: Fuchs dystrophy
Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy
Main article: Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy
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Thin
Right Eye, Descemet's Membrane, Excision: - Thin Descemet's membrane with low numbers of endothelial cells. - This case will be sent to an eye pathologist for an opinion.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shousha, MA.; Perez, VL.; Wang, J.; Ide, T.; Jiao, S.; Chen, Q.; Chang, V.; Buchser, N. et al. (Jun 2010). "Use of ultra-high-resolution optical coherence tomography to detect in vivo characteristics of Descemet's membrane in Fuchs' dystrophy.". Ophthalmology 117 (6): 1220-7. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.10.027. PMID 20163865.