A review of keratoconus: diagnosis, pathophysiology, and genetics

VM Tur, C MacGregor, R Jayaswal, D O'Brart… - Survey of …, 2017 - Elsevier
We discuss new approaches to the early detection of keratoconus and recent investigations
regarding the nature of its pathophysiology. We review the current evidence for its complex …

A review of structural and biomechanical changes in the cornea in aging, disease, and photochemical crosslinking

BJ Blackburn, MW Jenkins, AM Rollins… - … in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The study of corneal biomechanics is motivated by the tight relationship between
biomechanical properties and visual function within the ocular system. For instance …

Optical coherence elastography for tissue characterization: a review

S Wang, KV Larin - Journal of biophotonics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Optical coherence elastography (OCE) represents the frontier of optical elasticity imaging
techniques and focuses on the micro‐scale assessment of tissue biomechanics in 3D that is …

Corneal deformation measurement using Scheimpflug noncontact tonometry

Y Hon, AKC Lam - Optometry and Vision Science, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To determine the intraexaminer repeatability and intersession reproducibility of
corneal deformation measurement using Scheimpflug noncontact tonometry (Corvis ST) on …

Biomechanical characterization of keratoconus corneas ex vivo with Brillouin microscopy

G Scarcelli, S Besner, R Pineda… - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2014 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Loss of corneal strength is a central feature of keratoconus progression. However,
it is currently difficult to measure corneal mechanical changes noninvasively. The objective …

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 …

Biomechanical responses of healthy and keratoconic corneas measured using a noncontact scheimpflug-based tonometer

NQ Ali, DV Patel, CNJ McGhee - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2014 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To examine the repeatability of measurements obtained using a noncontact
Scheimpflug-based tonometer (Corvis ST) and investigate potential differences in these …

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 …

Identification of biomechanical properties of the cornea: the ocular response analyzer

N Terai, F Raiskup, M Haustein, LE Pillunat… - Current eye …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Several methods have been devised for measuring geometric parameters of the
cornea but, until now, the biomechanics of the cornea have been largely ignored. The …

Shear wave imaging optical coherence tomography (SWI-OCT) for ocular tissue biomechanics

S Wang, KV Larin - Optics letters, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We report on a noncontact low-coherence optical phase-based imaging method, termed
shear wave imaging optical coherence tomography (SWI-OCT), which enables 2D depth …