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Eye, Cornea - Mineralization - Gallery

Image of cornea mineralization in the eye from a female F344/N rat in a chronic study
Eye, Cornea - Mineralization in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. There are basophilic linear deposits within and subjacent to the corneal epithelial basement membrane (arrow).
Image of cornea mineralization in the eye from a female B6C3F1 mouse in a chronic study
Eye, Cornea - Mineralization in a female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. There are irregular basophilic deposits (arrow) in the stroma with concurrent stromal granulomatous inflammation (arrowhead).
Image of cornea mineralization in the eye from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Eye, Cornea - Mineralization in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study. There are pale to dark basophilic foci of mineralization (arrows) at the corneal limbus in the eye and concurrent corneal epithelial hyperplasia (arrowhead).