Eye-specific iop-induced displacements and deformations of human lamina cribrosa

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-15

  Sigal, Ian A ^a,b,c   Grimm, Jonathan L ^a   Jan, Ning Jiun ^a,b   Reid, Korey ^d   Minckler, Don S ^d   Brown, Donald J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Glaucoma; Lamina cribrosa; Optic nerve head; Second harmonic imaging; Strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LAMINA CRIBROSA DEFORMATION; LAMINA CRIBROSA DISPLACEMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATED IMAGING; SHEAR STRESS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 84891642382     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-12724     Document Type: Article

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