title: Cell size-shape relationships in corneal endothelium.
abstract: The shape of corneal endothelial cells was studied from specular photomicrographs of 121 normal corneas. The predominant number of cells were hexagonal in shape (48% to 90%), with pentagonal (15% to 35%) and heptagonal (25% to 38%) cells constituting the greater portion of the remaining endothelium. Corneal endothelium with a greater number of hexagonal cells demonstrated minimal variation in cell size.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003315:Cornea / Q000166:cytology*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography