Preferred Label : Fold in Descemet membrane;
ICD-11 definition : This refers to the folds in the basement membrane that lies between the corneal proper
substance, also called stroma, and the endothelial layer of the cornea. It is composed
of a different kind of collagen (Type IV) than the stroma. The endothelial layer is
located at the posterior of the cornea. Descemet's membrane, as the basement membrane
for the endothelial layer, is secreted by the single layer of squamous epithelial
cells that compose the endothelial layer of the cornea.;
Origin ID : 1999294804;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
This refers to the folds in the basement membrane that lies between the corneal proper
substance, also called stroma, and the endothelial layer of the cornea. It is composed
of a different kind of collagen (Type IV) than the stroma. The endothelial layer is
located at the posterior of the cornea. Descemet's membrane, as the basement membrane
for the endothelial layer, is secreted by the single layer of squamous epithelial
cells that compose the endothelial layer of the cornea.
