Dua's layer

English

Etymology

Dua+layer. From Harminder Singh Dua, lead researcher of the group at the University of Nottingham which discovered this layer in 2013.

Noun

Dua's layer (plural Dua's layers)

1. (anatomy) A layer of the cornea, between the corneal stroma and the Descemet's membrane, composed primarily of collagen.

Synonyms

• DL
• pre-Descemet's layer / PDL