Interactions between geometry and mechanical properties on the optic nerve head

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2785-2795

  Sigal, Ian A ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHMOID BONE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LAMINA CRIBROSA; NERVOUS TISSUE; OPTIC NERVE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SCLERA; STRENGTH; THICKNESS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; SCLERA;

EID: 66849121360     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-3095     Document Type: Article

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