Keratoconus prediction using a finite element model of the cornea with local biomechanical properties;Propriedades biomecânicas locais em uma córnea modelada usando elementos finitos prevê surgimento de ceratocone

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-145

  Carvalho, Luis Alberto ^a,b   Prado, Marcelo ^c   Cunha, Rodivaldo H ^b   Neto, Alvaro Costa ^b   Paranhos Jr , Augusto ^a,d   Schor, Paulo ^a   Chamon, Wallace ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Computer assisted; Cornea anatomy histology; Corneal topography instrumentation; Image processing; Intraocular pressure; Keratoconus; Refractive errors diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649804840     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492009000200002     Document Type: Article

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