Descemet's fold refers to ridges formed due to swelling along curved linear paths in the corneal stroma at which level?

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Descemet's fold refers to ridges formed due to swelling along curved linear paths in the corneal stroma at which level?

When the corneal stroma swells (edema), the swelling pressure pushes against the Descemet’s membrane, causing it to buckle and form ridges. Descemet’s membrane is the basement membrane of the corneal endothelium that sits on the posterior surface of the cornea. The folds seen are in this membrane, not in the stroma, epithelium, or the endothelial cells themselves. So the level where these ridges occur is Descemet’s membrane.

When the corneal stroma swells (edema), the swelling pressure pushes against the Descemet’s membrane, causing it to buckle and form ridges. Descemet’s membrane is the basement membrane of the corneal endothelium that sits on the posterior surface of the cornea. The folds seen are in this membrane, not in the stroma, epithelium, or the endothelial cells themselves. So the level where these ridges occur is Descemet’s membrane.

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