The human corneal tissue, the isolated endothelium and the cultured corneal endothelial cells.

Abstract

<p>A. Corneal stroma with an intact Descemet’s membrane (DM), arrowed (left) and a corneal stromal without the DM layer (right). B. Peeled CEC-DM complex in a typical DM-roll, with the endothelium on the outside. C. Confluent culture of human CECs at the second passage. Scale bars: 100 µm.</p