In Vivo Noninvasive Measurement of Young's Modulus of Elasticity in Human Eyes: A Feasibility Study

• Published in: Journal of glaucoma Vol. 26; no. 11; p. 967
• Main Authors: Sit, Arthur J, Lin, Shuai-Chun, Kazemi, Arash, McLaren, Jay W, Pruet, Christopher M, Zhang, Xiaoming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cornea - physiology; Elastic Modulus - physiology; Elasticity - physiology; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Feasibility Studies; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Male; Middle Aged; Tonometry, Ocular
• ISSN: 1536-481X
• DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000774

Abnormal ocular biomechanical properties may be important for understanding the risk of glaucoma. However, there are no clinical methods for measuring standard material properties in patients. In this feasibility study we demonstrated proof-of-principle for a novel method, ultrasound surface wave el...