Where in the eye is Descemet's membrane located?
a. Beneath the dilator pupillae fibers of the iris
b. Beneath the ‘endothelium' of the cornea
c. Beneath the outer epithelium of the cornea
d. Between the inner and outer nuclear layers of the retina
e. Surrounding the lens fibers of the lens
ANS: B
Descemet's membrane is an unusually thick basement membrane beneath the corneal endotheli-um.
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