Determination of the modulus of elasticity of the human cornea

Ahmed El-Sheikh; Defu Wang; David Pye

doi:10.3928/1081-597X-20071001-11

Determination of the modulus of elasticity of the human cornea

Ahmed El-Sheikh
, Defu Wang
, David Pye

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Abstract

To determine the material behavior of the human cornea in the form of simple relationships between the modulus of elasticity and intraocular pressure (IOP) and to establish the effect of age on the material behavior.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	808-818
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Refractive Surgery
Volume	23
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3928/1081-597X-20071001-11
Publication status	Published - Oct 2007

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Cornea
Elasticity
Humans
Intraocular Pressure
Middle Aged
Models, Biological
Stress, Mechanical

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Determination of the modulus of elasticity of the human cornea

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