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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 26.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan 10;129(5):555–561. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.344

Figure 3. Confocal images of the anterior stroma in Fuchs’ dystrophy and normal corneas.

Figure 3

Few keratocytes were visible at the anterior boundary of the stroma in Fuchs’ dystrophy (Upper Left), although in normal corneas this region of stroma has the highest density of stromal cells (Upper Right). The stromal boundary was approximately 15 μm posterior to subbasal nerves in both eyes. In patients with Fuchs’ dystrophy, this boundary was identified by the appearance of remnants of cells and cellular debris, whereas in normal corneas it was identified by the high concentration of cell nuclei. Cell density was also reduced 25 μm posterior to the stromal boundary in Fuchs’ dystrophy (Lower Left) as compared to normal (Lower Right).