Shear modulus data for the human lens determined from a spinning lens test

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-48

  Wilde, G S ^a   Burd, H J ^a   Judge, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Human lens; Shear modulus; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL NUCLEUS; EYEBANK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LENS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RIGIDITY; SHEAR MODULUS; SHEAR STRESS; SPINNING LENS TEST; STORAGE; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; EYE BANKS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84859495964     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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