Internal deformation of the human crystalline lens during accommodation

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 642-647

  Weeber, Henk A ^a,c   van der Heijde, Rob G L ^b  

^a Advanced Medical Optics   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c AMO Groningen BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Crystalline lens; Lens deformation; Ocular biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; LENS; LENS NUCLEUS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRESBYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 51049123183     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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