Biomechanical Simulation of Stress Concentration and Intraocular Pressure in Corneas Subjected to Myopic Refractive Surgical Procedures

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 13906 - 15
• Main Authors: Shih, Po-Jen, Wang, I-Jong, Cai, Wen-Feng, Yen, Jia-Yush
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 24.10.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 119/118; 639/166/985; 692/499; 692/699/3161/3163; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanics; Cornea; Cornea - pathology; Cornea - physiopathology; Cornea - surgery; Corneal Surgery, Laser; Finite Element Analysis; Finite element method; Humanities and Social Sciences; Intraocular Pressure; Lasers; Mathematical models; Mechanical properties; Membranes; multidisciplinary; Myopia - pathology; Myopia - physiopathology; Myopia - surgery; Pressure; Rigidity; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Stress concentration; Stress, Mechanical; Stroma; Surgery

Recent advances in the analysis of corneal biomechanical properties remain difficult to predict the structural stability before and after refractive surgery. In this regard, we applied the finite element method (FEM) to determine the roles of the Bowman’s membrane, stroma, and Descemet’s membrane in...