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Cornea
Test your knowledge of the cornea. Answers can be found in chapter 2 Dr. Remington's book: Cornea and Sclera.
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Corneal layer between the epithelium and stroma
Bowman's
Approximate thickness of the corneal epithelium (microns)
50
Cells in the corneal epithelium between basal cells and the suface cells
Wing cells
These attach basal cells in the epithelium to the basal membrane
Hemidesmosomes
The name for bundles of collagen fibrils in the stroma
Lamellae
Cells found within the corneal stroma
Keratocytes
This part of the ground substance in the stroma helps maintain corneal strength
Proteoglycans
These connections between cells are found in the endothelium and the surface cells of the epithelium
Tight junctions
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The number of endothelial cells/mm squared needed to maintain function
400-700
This condition causes endothelial dystrophy, swelling of the cornea, and microcysts in the epithelium
Fuchs dystrophy
What percent of the glucose used by the cornea is used anaerobically?
85%
The longest wavelength of light transmitted through the cornea
2500 nm
Oxygen deprivation to the cornea can cause new vessels to grow into the cornea from the libus called what?
Neovasculariztion
Surgery to relpace only the posterior cornea including descemet's membrane and the endothelium is called what?
DSAEK
Antioxidants are common in the cornea including vitamin C and this other one that starts with a G.
Glutathione
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