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 …

Biomechanical analysis of ocular diseases and its in vitro study methods

Y Zhao, G Hu, Y Yan, Z Wang, X Liu, H Shi - BioMedical Engineering …, 2022 - Springer
Ocular diseases are closely related to the physiological changes in the eye sphere and its
contents. Using biomechanical methods to explore the relationship between the structure …

Changes in iris stiffness and permeability in primary angle closure glaucoma

SK Panda, RKY Tan, TA Tun, ML Buist… - … & Visual Science, 2021 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate the biomechanical properties of the iris by evaluating iris movement
during pupil constriction and to compare such properties between healthy and primary angle …

Quantification of iris elasticity using acoustic radiation force optical coherence elastography

Y Zhu, Y Zhang, G Shi, Q Xue, X Han, S Ai, J Shi… - Applied Optics, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Careful quantification of the changes in biomechanical properties of the iris can offer insight
into the pathophysiology of some ocular diseases. However, to date there has not been …

Iris and its relevance to angle closure disease: a review

Z Da Soh, S Thakur, S Majithia, ME Nongpiur… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjo.bmj.com
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible visual impairment, and primary angle closure
glaucoma (PACG) affects Asians disproportionately. Whereas advances in ocular imaging …

The role of elastin on the mechanical properties of the anterior leaflet in porcine tricuspid valves

SD Salinas, YM Farra, K Amini Khoiy, J Houston… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Elastin is present in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of connective tissues, and its mechanical
properties are well documented. In Marfan syndrome, however, the inability to properly code …

[HTML][HTML] A computational multi-scale approach to investigate mechanically-induced changes in tricuspid valve anterior leaflet microstructure

VS Thomas, V Lai, R Amini - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
The tricuspid valve is an atrioventricular valve that prevents blood backflow from the right
ventricle into the right atrium during ventricular contractions. It is important to study …

Numerical study of aqueous humor flow and iris deformation with pupillary block and the efficacy of laser peripheral iridotomy

JC Cai, YL Chen, YH Cao, A Babenko, X Chen - Clinical Biomechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Disclosing the mechanism of primary angle closure glaucoma with pupillary
block is important to the diagnosis as well as treatments, such as the laser peripheral …

[HTML][HTML] Young's modulus determination of normal and glaucomatous human iris

A Narayanaswamy, MH Nai… - … & visual science, 2019 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate the biomechanical properties (Young's modulus) of normal (control)
and glaucomatous human iris using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Methods: Iris tissue …

Pupil light reflex in young elite athletes: autonomic nervous system activity and viscoelastic properties

CJP Giovannangeli, F Borrani, O Broussouloux… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The pupil light reflex (photomotor reflex) has a duration of 3.5 s and is a highly
reproducible measurement. Conventionally, the autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity …