Mathematical model of flow in the vitreous humor induced by saccadic eye rotations: Effect of geometry

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-76

  Repetto, R ^a   Siggers, J H ^b   Stocchino, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptotic expansion; Eye biomechanics; Vitreous humor motion

Indexed keywords

FLOW FIELDS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OSCILLATING FLOW;

ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSION; DOMAIN SHAPE; EYE BIOMECHANICS; IDEALIZED MODELS; OSCILLATING COMPONENTS; POSTERIOR CHAMBER; ROTATION EFFECT; SMALL AMPLITUDE; VITREOUS HUMOR; VITREOUS HUMOR MOTION;

SPHERES;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VITREOUS BODY;

HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; SACCADES; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 74349121384     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-009-0159-0     Document Type: Article

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