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Descemet's membrane

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Des·ce·met's membrane (ds-mz)
n.
See limiting layer of cornea.
Descemet's membrane
the posterior lining membrane of the cornea, a thin hyaline membrane between the substantia propria and the endothelial layer. In buphthalmos, stretching of the globe may be accompanied by tears in Descemet's membrane, called Descemet's streaks.
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