Effects of scleral stiffness properties on optic nerve head biomechanics

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1586-1592

  Eilaghi, Armin ^a,b   Flanagan, John G ^c,d   Simmons, Craig A ^a,b   Ethier, C Ross ^a,b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element modeling; Glaucoma; Optic nerve head; Sclera

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HYPER ELASTIC; INTRA OCULAR PRESSURE; LAMINA CRIBROSA; MATERIAL MODELS; NONLINEAR NATURE; OPTIC NERVE HEAD; OPTIC NEUROPATHIES; RISK FACTORS; STIFFNESS PROPERTIES; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIPS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; EYE PROTECTION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCLERA; YOUNG MODULUS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPTIC NERVE; SCLERA;

EID: 77952008808     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-009-9879-7     Document Type: Article

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