Modeling internal stress distributions in the human lens: Can opponent theories coexist?

Journal of Vision

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Belaidi, A ^a   Pierscionek, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye lens; Finite element analysis; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LENS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; AGING; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LENS CORTEX, CRYSTALLINE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34547699602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/7.11.1     Document Type: Article

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