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ANTERIOR ELASTIC LAYER

A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um fat, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; considered to be a basement membrane. Synonym: lamina limitans anterior corneae, anterior elastic layer, Bowman's membrane, lamina elastica anterior, limiting layers of cornea.
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