Jingyao Chen, Zhiyuan Li, Liying Zhang, Shangkun Ou, Yanzi Wang, Xin He, Dulei Zou, Changkai Jia, Qianqian Hu, Shu Yang, Xian Li, Juan Li, Junqi Wang, Huimin Sun, Yongxiong Chen, Ying-Ting Zhu, Scheffer C G Tseng, Zuguo Liu, Wei Li
Descemet's membrane (DM) helps maintain phenotype and function of corneal endothelial cells under physiological conditions, while little is known about the function of DM in corneal endothelial wound healing process. In the current study, we performed in vivo rabbit corneal endothelial cell (CEC) injury via CEC scraping, in which DM remained intact after CECs removal, or via DM stripping, in which DM was removed together with CECs. We found rabbit corneas in the CEC scraping group healed with transparency restoration, while there was posterior fibrosis tissue formation in the corneas after DM stripping on day 14...
August 1, 2017: Scientific Reports