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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Jan 10;50(5):2123–2131. doi: 10.1167/iovs.08-2653

Figure 9. Formation of a confluent monolayer of human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs) on recipient human corneal stroma.

Figure 9

Scanning electron microscopy showed donor HCECs flattening and establishing a confluent monolayer on bare corneal stroma 3 days after transplantation; donor HCEC density was 1,525 cells/mm2. Donor HCECs were incorporated with 100 nm superparamagnetic microspheres and were transferred to the recipient human anterior segment in the presence of a magnetic field for 48 hours. Host HCECs on retained Descemet’s membrane were present peripherally; the stripped edge of Descemet’s membrane was evident (arrows). Bar, 100 µm.