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Corneal Surgery: The Cornea – How It Works

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The cornea is the clear front surface of the eye. It lies directly in front of the iris and pupil, and it allows light to enter the eye. It provides approximately 65 to 75 percent of the focusing power of the eye. The horizontal diameter of the cornea typically measures about 12 millimeters (mm), and the vertical diameter is 11 mm. The cornea has five layers from the front to the back; the epithelium, Bowmans layer, the stroma, Descemet membrane and the endothelium.

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  1. Clinical Associate Professor, Co-Director Cataract Division, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mt. Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Richard S. Koplin MD

  2. Professor of Ophthalmology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra/Northwell, Chief of Refractive Surgery, Manhattan Eye Ear Nose Throat Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    David C. Ritterband MD

  3. Associate Professor UNLV School of Medicine, Shepherd Eye Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA

    Emily Schorr MD

  4. Professor of Ophthalmology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra/Northwell, Chief of Cornea Service, Manhattan Eye Ear Nose Throat Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    John A. Seedor MD

  5. Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Union City, California, USA

    Elaine Wu MD

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Koplin, R.S., Ritterband, D.C., Schorr, E., Seedor, J.A., Wu, E. (2020). Corneal Surgery: The Cornea – How It Works. In: The Scrub's Bible. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44345-0_25

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