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The Cornea

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Physiology of the Eye

Abstract

The cornea is illustrated by the meridional section in Fig. 3.1; the great bulk (up to 90% of its thickness) is made up of the stroma which is bounded externally by Bowman’s membrane and the epithelium, and internally by Descemet’s membrane and the endothelium. The total thickness in man is just over 0.5 mm in the central region; towards the periphery it becomes some 50% thicker.

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