[On the issue of allocating the pre-Descemet's layer in the corneal structure]

Selective keratoplasty is known to be based on surgical manipulations aimed at dosed isolation of layered grafts in the corneas of the donor and the recipient. Some technological features of obtaining transplants have served as the basis for expanding the understanding of the corneal structure. Thus, analysis of the process of corneal stroma pneumodissection for isolation of the Descemet's membrane led to a suggestion that there was another layer in the cornea, it was designated as the pre-Descemet's layer. This article discusses the practicability of separating the pre-Descemet's layer from the perspective of structural, functional and surgical anatomy.