Depth-dependent transverse shear properties of the human corneal stroma

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 873-880

  Petsche, Steven J ^a   Chernyak, Dimitri ^b   Martiz, Jaime ^c   Levenston, Marc E ^a   Pinsky, Peter M ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b Advanced Medical Optics Inc   (United States)

^c International Refractive Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPRESSION; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MECHANICAL TORSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; VALIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DONOR; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; SHEAR STRENGTH; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84859979202     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8611     Document Type: Article

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