Descemet's membrane
English
editEtymology
editAfter the French physician Jean Descemet.
Noun
editDescemet's membrane (plural Descemet's membranes)
- (anatomy) The basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- DM
- pre-Descemet's layer / PDL
- Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty / DSEK
- Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty / DSAEK
- pre-Descemet's endothelial keratoplasty / PDEK
Further reading
edit- Descemet's membrane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia