A review of corneal biomechanics: Mechanisms for measurement and the implications for refractive surgery

A Wilson, J Marshall - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Detailed clinical assessment of corneal biomechanics has the potential to revolutionize the
ophthalmic industry through enabling quicker and more proficient diagnosis of corneal …

[HTML][HTML] Review of ex-vivo characterisation of corneal biomechanics

JJ Wang, XY Liu, FJ Bao, BT Lopes, LZ Wang… - Medicine in Novel …, 2021 - Elsevier
The evaluation of the corneal biomechanical behaviour has important clinical applications.
To name a few, the accuracy of the intraocular pressure measurement, the study of corneal …

Comparative study of shear wave-based elastography techniques in optical coherence tomography

F Zvietcovich, JP Rolland, J Yao… - … of biomedical optics, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We compare five optical coherence elastography techniques able to estimate the shear
speed of waves generated by one and two sources of excitation. The first two techniques …

Introducing Dynamicity: Engineering Stress Relaxation Into Hydrogels Via Thiol‐Ene Modified Alginate for Mechanobiological in vitro Modeling of the Cornea

AJ Feliciano, R Grant… - Macromolecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Developing biomaterials for corneal repair and regeneration is crucial for maintaining clear
vision. The cornea, a specialized tissue, relies on corneal keratocytes, that respond to their …

Corneal biomechanical response following collagen cross-linking with Rose Bengal–green light and Riboflavin-UVA

N Bekesi, IE Kochevar… - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2016 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To compare the biomechanical corneal response of two different corneal cross-
linking (CXL) treatments, rose bengal–green light (RGX) and riboflavin-UVA (UVX), using …

Accuracy of an air-puff dynamic tonometry biomarker to discriminate the corneal biomechanical response in patients with keratoconus

G Lombardo, D Alunni-Fegatelli, S Serrao, R Mencucci… - Cornea, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess accuracy of the mean corneal stiffness (kc,
N/m) parameter to discriminate between patients with keratoconus and age-matched healthy …

Assessment of the influence of viscoelasticity of cornea in animal ex vivo model using air‐puff optical coherence tomography and corneal hysteresis

E Maczynska, K Karnowski, K Szulzycki… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Application of the air‐puff swept source optical coherence tomography (SS‐OCT) instrument
to determine the influence of viscoelasticity on the relation between overall the air‐puff force …

Optically robust, highly permeable and elastic protein films that support dual cornea cell types

B Aghaei-Ghareh-Bolagh, J Guan, Y Wang, AD Martin… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Damaged corneas can lead to blindness. Due to the worldwide shortage of donor corneas
there is a tremendous unmet demand for a robust corneal replacement that supports growth …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale investigation of the depth-dependent mechanical anisotropy of the human corneal stroma

C Labate, M Lombardo, MP De Santo… - … & visual science, 2015 - arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To investigate the depth-dependent mechanical anisotropy of the human corneal
stroma at the tissue (stroma) and molecular (collagen) level by using atomic force …

In vivo soft tissue compressive properties of the human hand

V Spartacus, M Shojaeizadeh, V Raffault, J Shoults… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background/Purpose Falls onto outstretched hands are the second most common sports
injury and one of the leading causes of upper extremity injury. Injury risk and severity …