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Structure of the cornea and corneal disease. The cornea consists of three layers: epithelium, stroma, and endothelium. Vision can deteriorate due to disease in any layer: epithelial disease (e.g., limbal stem-cell deficiency), stromal disease (e.g., dystrophy), and endothelial disease (e.g., bullous keratopathy).
