Biomechanical characteristics of the human anterior lens capsule in relation to age

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 357-363

  Krag, Susanne ^a   Olsen, Thomas ^a   Andreassen, Troels T ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Aarhus University Hospital ^*

Author keywords

aging; anterior lens capsule; basement membrane; biomechanics; cataract surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOMECHANICS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; ELASTICITY; EXCIMER LASER; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LENS CAPSULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0031045155     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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