Experimental assessment of corneal anisotropy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-187

  Elsheikh, Ahmed ^a   Brown, Michael ^a   Alhasso, Daad ^a   Rama, Paolo ^b   Campanelli, Marino ^c   Garway Heath, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Monza Eye Bank   (Italy)

^d MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 39149119964     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080201-09     Document Type: Article

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