Human lens lipids differ markedly from those of commonly used experimental animals

JM Deeley, TW Mitchell, X Wei, J Korth… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2008 - Elsevier
Electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry has allowed the unambiguous
identification and quantification of individual lens phospholipids in human and six animal …

[HTML][HTML] Constant volume of the human lens and decrease in surface area of the capsular bag during accommodation: an MRI and Scheimpflug study

EA Hermans, PJW Pouwels… - … & visual science, 2009 - jov.arvojournals.org
purpose. A change in surface area of the capsular bag and a change in volume of the lens
can indicate whether a change in the shape of the lens during accommodation is due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Regional mechanical properties and stress analysis of the human anterior lens capsule

RM Pedrigi, G David, J Dziezyc, JD Humphrey - Vision research, 2007 - Elsevier
The lens capsule of the eye functions, in part, as a deformable support through which the
ciliary body applies tractions that can alter lens curvature and corresponding refractive …

Femur shape prediction by multiple regression based on quadric surface fitting

V Sholukha, T Chapman, P Salvia, F Moiseev… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Quadric surface fitting of joint surface areas is often performed to allow further processing of
joint component size, location and orientation (pose), or even to determine soft tissue …

Materials characterization and mechanobiology of the eye

DL Hugar, A Ivanisevic - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2013 - Elsevier
The eye responds to a great deal of internal and external stimuli throughout its normal
function. Due to this, a mechanical or chemical analysis alone is insufficient. A systematic …

Accommodation of the human lens capsule using a finite element model based on nonlinear regionally anisotropic biomembranes

G David, RM Pedrigi, JD Humphrey - Computer Methods in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Accommodation of the eyes, the mechanism that allows humans to focus their vision on near
objects, naturally diminishes with age via presbyopia. People who have undergone cataract …

Regional multiaxial mechanical properties of the porcine anterior lens capsule

G David, RM Pedrigi, MR Heistand, JD Humphrey - 2007 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The lens capsule of the eye plays fundamental biomechanical roles in both normal
physiological processes and clinical interventions. There has been modest attention given to …

Implantation of a capsular tension ring during cataract surgery attenuates predicted remodeling of the post-surgical lens capsule along the visual axis

KA Ameku, CC Berggren, RM Pedrigi - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Cataract surgery permanently alters the mechanical environment of the lens
capsule by placing a hole in the anterior portion and implanting an intraocular lens (IOL) that …

Altered mechanical behavior and properties of the human anterior lens capsule after cataract surgery

RM Pedrigi, J Dziezyc, JD Humphrey - Experimental eye research, 2009 - Elsevier
Several studies have quantified the mechanics of the normal lens capsule, motivated in
large part by the need to understand better the mechanism of accommodation. In addition to …

Elasticity of the porcine lens capsule as measured by osmotic swelling

TA Powell, R Amini, A Oltean, VA Barnett… - 2010 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
As an alternative to purely mechanical methods, optical tracking of passive osmotic swelling
was used to assess mechanical properties of the porcine lens capsule. A simple model was …