"Descemet Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003886
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.217.271 A10.615.179.437
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| Concept/Terms |
Descemet Membrane- Descemet Membrane
- Descemet Membranes
- Membrane, Descemet
- Membranes, Descemet
- Lamina Elastica Posterior
- Elastica Posterior, Lamina
- Elastica Posteriors, Lamina
- Lamina Elastica Posteriors
- Posterior, Lamina Elastica
- Posteriors, Lamina Elastica
- Descemet's Membrane
- Descemets Membrane
- Membrane, Descemet's
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| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Descemet Membrane" by people in Profiles.
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Double-Scroll Formation by Fluid Column Manipulation in Preloaded DMEK Grafts Prepared From Younger and Older Donor Tissue. Cornea. 2023 Mar 01; 42(3):351-358.
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Examination of a Modified Graft Preparation Technique to Induce Double-Scroll Formation and Promote the Use of Younger Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Donor Tissue. Cornea. 2022 Oct 01; 41(10):1276-1283.
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Descemet's membrane detachment after Nd:YAG laser iridotomy in a patient with pseudoexfoliation. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Feb 07; 15(2).
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Histopathology of Failed Descemet Membrane Endothelial Transfer. Eye Contact Lens. 2018 Sep; 44 Suppl 1:S361-S364.
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Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty After Failed Descemet Stripping Without Endothelial Keratoplasty. Cornea. 2017 Jul; 36(7):763-766.
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Treatment of Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy by Descemet Stripping Without Endothelial Keratoplasty. Cornea. 2016 Oct; 35(10):1267-73.
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Endothelial Keratoplasty: Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Versus Descemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2016; 56(3):167-83.
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Endothelial damage with two DSAEK insertion techniques performed by a novice corneal surgeon in residency training: a comparative analysis. Cornea. 2014 Jan; 33(1):91-5.
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Clinical and histopathologic features of failed descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty grafts. Cornea. 2009 Jun; 28(5):530-5.
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Eye bank survey of surgeons using precut donor tissue for descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. Cornea. 2008 Jul; 27(6):634-9.