Corneal biomechanics–a review

S Kling, F Hafezi - Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose In recent years, the interest in corneal biomechanics has strongly increased. The
material properties of the cornea determine its shape and therefore play an important role in …

Corneal collagen crosslinking: a systematic review

N Sorkin, D Varssano - Ophthalmologica, 2014 - karger.com
Keratoconus (KCN) is an ectatic disorder with progressive corneal thinning and a clinical
picture of corneal protrusion, progressive irregular astigmatism, corneal fibrosis and visual …

[HTML][HTML] Brillouin optical microscopy for corneal biomechanics

G Scarcelli, R Pineda, SH Yun - Investigative ophthalmology & …, 2012 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: The mechanical properties of corneal tissue are linked to prevalent ocular
diseases and therapeutic procedures. Brillouin microscopy is a novel optical technology that …

The efficacy of corneal cross-linking shows a sudden decrease with very high intensity UV light and short treatment time

J Wernli, S Schumacher, E Spoerl… - … & visual science, 2013 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Standard treatment in cases of progressive keratectasia is UV-triggered corneal
cross-linking. For irradiances larger than 10 mW/cm 2 and treatment times below 10 …

Brillouin microscopy of collagen crosslinking: noncontact depth-dependent analysis of corneal elastic modulus

G Scarcelli, S Kling, E Quijano… - … & visual science, 2013 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) is designed to halt the progression of
keratoconus and corneal ectasia by inducing corneal stiffening. However, it currently is …

Corneal collagen crosslinking in progressive keratoconus: multicenter results from the French National Reference Center for Keratoconus

D Asri, D Touboul, P Fournié, F Malet, C Garra… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report refractive, topographic, and biomechanical outcomes, efficiency, and
safety of corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after treatment …

Equivalence of biomechanical changes induced by rapid and standard corneal cross-linking, using riboflavin and ultraviolet radiation

S Schumacher, L Oeftiger… - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2011 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Ultraviolet (UV) corneal cross-linking is an accepted method for treating corneal
ecstatic disorders. The authors evaluated whether a rapid treatment protocol (higher …

Biomechanical properties of the keratoconic cornea: a review

HR Vellara, DV Patel - Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
There has been a recent surge of interest in assessing corneal biomechanical properties
due to potential clinical applications, particularly in the early detection of keratoconus (KC) …

Collagen cross-linking using rose bengal and green light to increase corneal stiffness

D Cherfan, EE Verter, S Melki, TE Gisel… - … & visual science, 2013 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Photochemical cross-linking of corneal collagen is an evolving treatment for
keratoconus and other ectatic disorders. We evaluated collagen cross-linking by rose …

Acoustic micro-tapping for non-contact 4D imaging of tissue elasticity

Ł Ambroziński, S Song, SJ Yoon, I Pelivanov, D Li… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Elastography plays a key role in characterizing soft media such as biological tissue.
Although this technology has found widespread use in both clinical diagnostics and basic …