Descemet's membrane

English

Etymology

After the French physician Jean Descemet.

Noun

Descemet's membrane (plural Descemet's membranes)

1. (anatomy) The basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.

Synonyms

• DM
• posterior limiting lamina
• posterior elastic lamina
• lamina elastica posterior
• membrane of Demours

Derived terms

• DM
• pre-Descemet's layer / PDL
• Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty / DSEK
• Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty / DSAEK
• pre-Descemet's endothelial keratoplasty / PDEK

Further reading

• Descemet's membrane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia