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Table 1. Measurement of the corneal layers of tree shrew and human cornea fixed in cuprolinic blue in 2.5% glutarldehyde and embedded in spur resin.
| Corneal layers | Tree shrew center CuB staining embedded in Spurs resin (µm) |
Human center CuB staining and embedded in Spurs resin (µm) |
|---|---|---|
| Cornea | 320.96±2.95 | 629±7.21 |
| Epithelium | 50±1.62 | 50±1.58 |
| Bowman’s layer | 5.53±1.0 | 13±0.58 |
| Stroma | 258±7.00 | 554±10.39 |
| Descemet’s membrane | 3.24±0.02 | 11±1 |
| Bowman's layer % of cornea | 1.7% | 2.06 |
| Strom % of the cornea | 80% | 88% |
| Epithelium percentage | 15.6% | 8% |
| Bowman’s layer (BW) % of the stroma | 2.13% of stroma | 2.34% of stroma |