[HTML][HTML] Corneal structure and transparency

KM Meek, C Knupp - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2015 - Elsevier
The corneal stroma plays several pivotal roles within the eye. Optically, it is the main
refracting lens and thus has to combine almost perfect transmission of visible light with …

Biomechanics and structure of the cornea: implications and association with corneal disorders

J Ma, Y Wang, P Wei, V Jhanji - Survey of ophthalmology, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent studies have shown that alterations in corneal biomechanical properties are
associated with corneal pathologies, particularly corneal ectasia. Moreover, these …

Reverberant 3D optical coherence elastography maps the elasticity of individual corneal layers

F Zvietcovich, P Pongchalee, P Meemon… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The elasticity mapping of individual layers in the cornea using non-destructive elastography
techniques advances diagnosis and monitoring of ocular diseases and treatments in …

Fabrication of transparent hemispherical 3D nanofibrous scaffolds with radially aligned patterns via a novel electrospinning method

JI Kim, JY Kim, CH Park - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Tissue engineering has significantly contributed to the development of optimal treatments for
individual injury sites based on their unique functional and histologic properties. Human …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo corneal elastography: A topical review of challenges and opportunities

G Lan, MD Twa, C Song, JP Feng, Y Huang… - Computational and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Clinical measurement of corneal biomechanics can aid in the early diagnosis, progression
tracking, and treatment evaluation of ocular diseases. Over the past two decades …

Ex vivo testing of intact eye globes under inflation conditions to determine regional variation of mechanical stiffness

C Whitford, A Joda, S Jones, F Bao, P Rama… - Eye and vision, 2016 - Springer
Background The eye globe exhibits significant regional variation of mechanical behaviour.
The aim of this present study is to develop a new experimental technique for testing intact …

Modeling of the high-resolution optical-coherence diagnostics of bi-refringent biological tissues

OV Angelsky, AY Bekshaev, CY Zenkova… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
We present a computer model of the polarization-sensitive interference diagnostics of the bi-
refringent biological media, with a particular example of the lamella of eye cornea. The …

Keratoconus: a biomechanical perspective

P Padmanabhan, A Elsheikh - Current Eye Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The relevance of corneal biomechanics and the importance of including it in the
clinical assessment of corneal ectasias are being increasingly recognized. The connection …

Three‐dimensional mapping of the orientation of collagen corneal lamellae in healthy and keratoconic human corneas using SHG microscopy

R Mercatelli, F Ratto, F Rossi, F Tatini… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Keratoconus is an eye disorder that causes the cornea to take an abnormal conical shape,
thus impairing its refractive functions and causing blindness. The late diagnosis of …

Measurement of an elasticity map in the human cornea

ER Mikula, JV Jester, T Juhasz - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2016 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The biomechanical properties of the cornea have an important role in determining
the shape of the cornea and visual acuity. Since the cornea is a nonhomogeneous tissue, it …