Characterization of age-related variation in corneal biomechanical properties

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 51, 2010, Pages 1475-1485

  Elsheikh, Ahmed ^a   Geraghty, Brendan ^a   Rama, Paolo ^b   Campanelli, Marino ^c   Meek, Keith M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Monza Eye Bank   (Italy)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cornea; Ocular biomechanics; Stress strain behaviour

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

AGE-RELATED; AGEING; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CORNEA; DEFORMATION AND STRESS; EX-VIVO; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPONENTIAL TRENDS; HUMAN CORNEAL; HYPER ELASTIC; LOADING CYCLES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OCULAR BIOMECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; RESISTANCE TO DEFORMATION; STRESS STRAIN BEHAVIOURS; STRESS-STRAIN; STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOUR;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; RIGIDITY; SCLERA; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 77957120756     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0108     Document Type: Article

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