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Descemet Membrane
Descemet's Membrane; Descemet Membranes; Descemets Membrane; Elastica Posterior, Lamina; Elastica Posteriors, Lamina; Lamina Elastica Posteriors; Membrane, Descemet; Membrane, Descemet's; Membranes, Descemet; Posterior, Lamina Elastica
A layer of the cornea. It is the basal lamina of the CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM (from which it is secreted) separating it from the CORNEAL STROMA. It is a homogeneous structure composed of fine collagenous filaments, and slowly increases in thickness with age.