Determination of the modulus of elasticity of the human cornea

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 808-818

  Elsheikh, Ahmed ^a   Wang, Defu ^a   Pye, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; CORNEA SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 35348972409     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20071001-11     Document Type: Article

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