Optical coherence elastography–OCT at work in tissue biomechanics

KV Larin, DD Sampson - Biomedical optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Optical coherence elastography (OCE), as the use of OCT to perform elastography has
come to be known, began in 1998, around ten years after the rest of the field of elastography …

Optical coherence elastography in ophthalmology

MA Kirby, I Pelivanov, S Song… - … of biomedical optics, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Optical coherence elastography (OCE) can provide clinically valuable information based on
local measurements of tissue stiffness. Improved light sources and scanning methods in …

Biomechanical properties of retina and choroid: a comprehensive review of techniques and translational relevance

M Ferrara, G Lugano, MT Sandinha, VR Kearns… - Eye, 2021 - nature.com
Studying the biomechanical properties of biological tissue is crucial to improve our
understanding of disease pathogenesis. The biomechanical characteristics of the cornea …

Spatially-resolved Brillouin spectroscopy reveals biomechanical abnormalities in mild to advanced keratoconus in vivo

P Shao, AM Eltony, TG Seiler, B Tavakol, R Pineda… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Mounting evidence connects the biomechanical properties of tissues to the development of
eye diseases such as keratoconus, a disease in which the cornea thins and bulges into a …

[HTML][HTML] A review of corneal imaging methods for the early diagnosis of pre-clinical Keratoconus

LE Masiwa, V Moodley - Journal of Optometry, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Keratoconus (KC) is a corneal ectasia characterised by steepening corneal
curvature, changes in refractive error and corneal thickness that result in visual impairment …

Glaucoma and biomechanics

BN Safa, CA Wong, J Ha, CR Ethier - Current opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Biomechanics remains an active aspect of glaucoma research, with activity in both basic
science and clinical translation. However, the role of biomechanics in glaucoma remains …

Glaucoma-related changes in the mechanical properties and collagen micro-architecture of the human sclera

B Coudrillier, JK Pijanka, JL Jefferys, A Goel… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objective The biomechanical behavior of the sclera determines the level of mechanical
insult from intraocular pressure to the axons and tissues of the optic nerve head, as is of …

Anterior pituitary, sex hormones, and keratoconus: Beyond traditional targets

D Karamichos, P Escandon, B Vasini… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract" The Diseases of the Horny-coat of The Eye", known today as keratoconus, is a
progressive, multifactorial, non-inflammatory ectatic corneal disorder that is characterized by …

Motion-tracking Brillouin microscopy for in-vivo corneal biomechanics mapping

H Zhang, L Asroui, JB Randleman… - Biomedical Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Corneal biomechanics play a critical role in maintaining corneal shape and thereby directly
influence visual acuity. However, direct corneal biomechanical measurement in-vivo with …

Polarization microscopy for characterizing fiber orientation of ocular tissues

NJ Jan, JL Grimm, H Tran, KL Lathrop… - Biomedical optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Characterizing the collagen fiber orientation and organization in the eye is necessary for a
complete understanding of ocular biomechanics. In this study, we assess the performance of …