Figure 4
From: Descemet’s Membrane Supports Corneal Endothelial Cell Regeneration in Rabbits
H&E staining of the corneal tissues after endothelial injury. The DM was intact in the CEC scraping group, and a leading edge of CECs was detectable on day 3 (A, arrow) and day 7 (B, arrow) but vanished on day 14 (C). The DM stripping cornea showed a clear border of DM removal on day 3 (D, arrow), day 7 (E, arrow), and day 14 (F, arrow). In the central cornea, the DM was denuded on day 3 in CEC scraping rabbits (G), and there were few cells on the DM surface on day 7 (H), while the DM was covered by cells on day 14 (I). In the DM stripping rabbits, the central cornea showed a rough surface without the DM on day 3 (L) and was covered with a membranous tissue on day 7 (M), which remained on day 14 (N). Bars represent 100 μm.
