CL 1 Flashcards
Corneal shape is
Elliptical
HVID is at
11.7 mm
VVID is at
10.6 mm
Corneal curvature flattens toward the
Periphery
T/F
The cornea is a meniscus lens
T
Layers of the cornea
Anterior epithelium
Bowmans membrane
Corneal stroma
Descemets membrane
Endothelium
The cornea is composed of
78% water
15% collagen
5% other proteins
1% glycosaminoglycans
1% salts
Regular and smooth layer of the cornea
Epithelium
The epithelium consists of 3 types of cells:
Squamous cell
Wing cell
Columnar or basal cell
Acellular
Mainly collagen layer of the cornea
Bowman’s layer
It comprises 90% of the corneal thickness, mostly collagenous lamellae
Stroma
Contains 2-3% keratocytes and 1% GAGs
Stroma
Thickness of descemets membrane
10-12 microns thick
Slightly elastic and structureless layer of the cornea
Descemet’s membrane
Secreted by the endothelium
Descemets membrane
Single layer composed of approx 5k polygonal cell
Endothelium