The Hudson-Stahli line III: Observations on morphology, a critical review of aetiology and a unified theory for the formation of iron lines of the corneal epithelium
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Eye
- Vol. 1 (4) , 475-479
- https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1987.71
Abstract
Observations as to the morphology, position and orientation of the Hudson-Stahli line are presented, based on the slit-lamp biomicroscopic examination of the eyes of six hundred and forty-four subjects. The origin of the pigments in the Hudson-Stahli zone and other corneal epithelial lines is reviewed, the evidence for either tear film dynamics or epithelial dynamics influencing the typical configuration is discussed and a unified theory for the formation of corneal iron lines is presented.Keywords
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