Figure 5
From: Construction of a Corneal Stromal Equivalent with SMILE-Derived Lenticules and Fibrin Glue
SEM and TEM micrographs of the constructed corneal anterior lamellar and native human cornea.
(A,E) SEM image revealing characteristic cobblestone-like cells with distinct junctions on the surface of the constructed corneal anterior lamellar (A) and native human cornea (E). (B,F) Higher-magnification versions of (A) and (E). (C,G) TEM image revealing desmosomal junctions (arrows) between adjacent epithelial cells in the constructed corneal anterior lamellar (C) and native human cornea (G). (D) TEM image revealing hemi-desmosomes (arrowheads) connecting the epithelium to the underlying newly synthesized basement membrane (asterisks) in the constructed corneal anterior lamellar. (H) TEM image depicting hemi-desmosomes (arrowheads) and basement membrane (asterisks) in native human cornea.
