[Patterns in the organization of the endothelial layer of the human cornea under normal and pathologic conditions]

Main proportion of endothelial cells are those of medium size the total surface of which is increasing by 24 microns2 every 20 years. In the population of these cells there exist so-called prevailing cells, i.e. those which are found most frequently. Fluctuations in the total surface of prevailing cells are minimal under pathological conditions and the ratio between the surface of prevailing cells and total surface of all medium-size cells is constant, this showing the existence of genetic regulatory mechanisms.