posterior limiting lamina of cornea

posterior limiting lamina of cornea

[TA]

a transparent homogeneous acellular layer between the substantia propria and the endothelial layer of the cornea; considered to be a highly developed basement membrane.

Synonym(s): lamina limitans posterior corneae [TA], Descemet membrane, Duddell membrane, entocornea, hyaloid membrane, lamina elastica posterior, membrana hyaloidea, membrana vitrea, posterior elastic layer, posterior limiting layer of cornea, tunica vitrea, vitreous membrane (1)