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| Corneal endothelium | |
|---|---|
 Vertical section of human cornea from near the margin. (Corneal endothelium is #5, labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | epithelium posterius corneae |
| MeSH | D004728 |
| TA98 | A15.2.02.022 |
| FMA | 312267 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The corneal endothelium is a single layer of endothelial cells on the inner surface of the cornea. It faces the chamber formed between the cornea and the iris.
The corneal endothelium are specialized, flattened, mitochondria-rich cells that line the posterior surface of the cornea and face the anterior chamber of the eye. The corneal endothelium governs fluid and solute transport across the posterior surface of the cornea and maintains the cornea in the slightly dehydrated state that is required for optical transparency.