"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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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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Rebubbling of detached descemet membrane endothelial grafts at the slit lamp with 50% air fill after PI-less DMEK during COVID-19 era. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 May; 31(3):1413-1416.
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Management of Descemet Membrane's Folds After Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty: Descemet Membrane-Tucking Technique. Cornea. 2019 09; 38(9):e41.
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Histopathology of a retrocorneal membrane after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2019 Feb 06; 13(1):31.
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Intraoperative Descemet's membrane detachment in a case of phacomorphic glaucoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Oct 21; 2018.
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Impact of Clear Corneal Incision Morphology on Incision-Site Descemet Membrane Detachment in Conventional and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Phacoemulsification. Curr Eye Res. 2018 03; 43(3):293-299.
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Rescuing the host Descemet's membrane in full-thickness traumatic wound dehiscence in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT)-guided technique. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Oct 24; 2017.