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. 2024 Apr;38(6):1217-1218.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02851-y. Epub 2023 Nov 25.

Descemet's membrane or confirmation of a novel corneal structure: the layer of Dua

Yannis Athanasiadis  1 , Michael Tsatsos  2 , Panagiota Ntonti  3 , Eirini-Kanella Panagiotopoulou  3 , Georgios Labiris  3
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Descemet's membrane or confirmation of a novel corneal structure: the layer of Dua

Yannis Athanasiadis et al. Eye (Lond). 2024 Apr.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
a OCT scan of the cornea depicting two hyperreflective layers the most posterior being Descemet’s membrane (red arrow) and presence of guttate (red arrowheads). b Specular microscopy showing corneal endothelial configuration and presence of corneal guttate.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. OCT scan of the cornea in both eyes showing the second distinct layer present anterior to Descemet’s membrane (yellow arrow).
Note the intermediate narrow strip of anatomical space between the two hyperreflective layers resembling in appearance to the corneal stroma (yellow arrowhead).
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