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Corneal endothelial cell degeneration in a German shepherd dog
Author(s) -
Brooks D. E.,
Samuelson D. A.,
Smith R J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1990.tb00652.x
Subject(s) - medicine , corneal endothelium , ultrastructure , pathology , german shepherd dog , endothelium , ophthalmology , anatomy , descemet's membrane , degeneration (medical) , cornea
The replacement of the normal endothelial cell morphology with formation of a fibrocellular posterior collagenous layer by the corneal endothelium was demonstrated in an eight‐year‐old male German shepherd dog with bilateral progressive corneal oedema. Descemet's membrane was multilaminar and thickened. The ultrastructural findings in this dog are similar but not identical to histological changes present in several human corneal diseases.