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A clinical method for estimating the modulus of elasticity of the human cornea in vivo

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Background: To develop a method, using current clinical instrumentation, to estimate the Young’s modulus of the human cornea in vivo. Methods: Central corneal curvature (CCC), central corneal thickness(CCT), intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured with the Goldmann tonometer (IOPG) and the Pascal Dynamic Corneal Tonometer(PDCT) in one eye of 100 normal young human subjects (21.07 ± 2.94 years) in vivo. The Orssengo and Pye algorithm was used to calculate the Young’s modulus of the corneas of these subjects. Results: The Young’s modulus(E) of the corneas of the subjects using the PDCT and IOPG results (Ecalc) was 0.25 ± 0.10MPa, and without the PDCT results (Eiopg) was 0.29 ± 0.06MPa. The difference in these results is due to the difference in tonometry results between the two instruments, as the mean PDCT result for the subjects was 16.89 ± 2.49mmHg and the IOPG result 15.06 ± 2.71mmHg. E was affected by the CCC of the subjects but more particularly by the CCT and IOP measurements. Corneal stiffness results are also presented. Conclusion: Two methods have been developed to estimate the Young’s modulus of the human cornea in vivo using current clinical instrumentation. One method (Ecalc) is applicable to the general corneal condition, and Eiopg to the normal cornea, and these results can be used to calculate corneal stiffness.

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  • David C Pye, 2020. "A clinical method for estimating the modulus of elasticity of the human cornea in vivo," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(1), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0224824
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224824
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