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The cornea is the curved, transparent tissue that covers the pupil of the eye. Its function is to refract the light so that it is focused on the [[Retina|retina]]. It consists of five layers: corneal epithelium, Bowman's layer, corneal stroma, Descemet's membrane and corneal endothelium<ref>Human cornea proteome: identification and quantitation of the proteins of the three main layers including epithelium, stroma, and endothelium.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22698189 (last accessed 19.10.12)</ref>. | The cornea is the curved, transparent tissue that covers the pupil of the [[eye|eye]]. Its function is to refract the light so that it is focused on the [[Retina|retina]]. It consists of five layers: [[corneal epithelium|corneal epithelium]], [[Bowman's layer|Bowman's layer]], [[corneal stroma|corneal stroma]], [[Descemet's membrane|Descemet's membrane]] and [[corneal endothelium|corneal endothelium]]<ref>Human cornea proteome: identification and quantitation of the proteins of the three main layers including epithelium, stroma, and endothelium.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22698189 (last accessed 19.10.12)</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:37, 20 October 2012
The cornea is the curved, transparent tissue that covers the pupil of the eye. Its function is to refract the light so that it is focused on the retina. It consists of five layers: corneal epithelium, Bowman's layer, corneal stroma, Descemet's membrane and corneal endothelium[1].
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- ↑ Human cornea proteome: identification and quantitation of the proteins of the three main layers including epithelium, stroma, and endothelium.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22698189 (last accessed 19.10.12)