If the Bowman's membrane is damaged, scarring will normally occur.

These layers are Bowman's membrane, and the anterior corneal stromal lamellae.

The corneal changes progress into opacities in Bowman's membrane, which gradually become more irregular and more dense.

The epithelium, Bowman's Membrane and often stroma), and the natural course leaves a scar upon healing that impairs vision if on or near the visual axis.

The Bowman's membrane is named after Sir William Bowman (1816-1892), an English physician, anatomist and ophthalmologist, who discovered this membrane.

The Bowman's membrane (Bowman's layer, anterior limiting lamina, anterior elastic lamina) is a smooth layer in the eye.