The cornea accounts for 70% of the refractive ... Most people retain a sufficient number of endothelial cells to retain normal vision throughout their lives, but people with CED suffer more ...

thus preventing damage to the corneal endothelium. The stiffening effect is concentrated in the anterior 200–300 µm of the cornea due to the high absorption of UV light in this area.

These studies focus on the role of the microvasculature in tissue damage. Endothelial cells generate 20-fold more of a unique form of acid sphingomyelinase (ASMase), termed Secretory ASMase, than any ...

The normal cornea consists of three layers: the outermost stratified epithelium; the middle stroma, mostly made up of precisely layered collagen fibrils; and the innermost endothelium, a single ...