title: Corneal endothelium--past, present, and future.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the history of the growth in knowledge about the corneal endothelium.
  
  
  METHODS
  Publications concerning the corneal endothelium were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Highpoints in the growth of knowledge about the corneal endothelium include discovery of barrier and pump functions, specular microscopy, reduction in surgical trauma, corneal preservation, and future advances.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The highpoints in the history of the growth in knowledge about the corneal endothelium were elucidated.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. bourne.william@mayo.edu
authors: William M
authors: WM
authors: Bourne
mesh_terms: D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends*; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends