Viscoelastic properties of fresh human lenses under 40 years of age: Implications for the aetiology of presbyopia

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1010-1013

  Schachar, Ronald A ^a   Chan, Roger W ^b,c   Fu, Min ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; LENS NUCLEUS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRESBYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; AGING; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; PRESBYOPIA; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79959352952     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2011.202895     Document Type: Article

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