In this study, we established an experimental human corneal stroma model of simulated
cornea tissue composed of thin anterior cornea strips layers obtained from small incision
lenticular extraction (SMILE) surgery. We investigated the biomechanical effect of ultraviolet-
A-riboflavin cross-linking at different depths of corneal stroma model and correlated it with
stromal microstructural changes examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
Corneal strips were harvested from fresh human corneal lenticules obtained after SMILE …