Manmohan Singh1, Zhaolong Han1, Jiasong Li1, Srilatha Vantipalli1, Salavat R Aglyamov1, Michael D Twa1, Kirill V Larin2. 1. From Biomedical Engineering (Singh, Li, Larin) and the College of Optometry (Vantipalli), Mechanical Engineering (Aglyamov), University of Houston, and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (Larin), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and the School of Optometry (Twa) and Biomedical Engineering (Twa), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; The School of Naval Architecture (Han), Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics (Larin), Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia. 2. From Biomedical Engineering (Singh, Li, Larin) and the College of Optometry (Vantipalli), Mechanical Engineering (Aglyamov), University of Houston, and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (Larin), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and the School of Optometry (Twa) and Biomedical Engineering (Twa), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; The School of Naval Architecture (Han), Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics (Larin), Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia. Electronic address: klarin@uh.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To quantify the effects of the hydration state on the Young's modulus of the cornea. SETTING: Biomedical Optics Laboratory, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. DESIGN: Experimental study. METHODS: Noncontact, dynamic optical coherence elastography (OCE) measurements were taken of in situ rabbit corneas in the whole eye-globe configuration (n = 10) and at an artificially controlled intraocular pressure of 15 mm Hg. Baseline OCE measurements were taken by topically hydrating the corneas with saline for 1 hour. The corneas were then dehydrated topically with a 20% dextran solution for another hour, and the OCE measurements were repeated. A finite element method was used to quantify the Young's modulus of the corneas based on the OCE measurements. RESULTS: The thickness of the corneas shrank considerably after topical addition of the 20% dextran solution (∼680 μm to ∼370 μm), and the OCE-measured elastic-wave speed correspondingly decreased (∼3.2 m/s to ∼2.6 m/s). The finite element method results showed an increase in Young's modulus (500 kPa to 800 kPa) resulting from dehydration and subsequent thinning. CONCLUSION: Young's modulus increased significantly as the corneas dehydrated and thinned, showing that corneal geometry and hydration state are critical factors for accurately quantifying corneal biomechanical properties.
PURPOSE: To quantify the effects of the hydration state on the Young's modulus of the cornea. SETTING: Biomedical Optics Laboratory, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. DESIGN: Experimental study. METHODS: Noncontact, dynamic optical coherence elastography (OCE) measurements were taken of in situ rabbit corneas in the whole eye-globe configuration (n = 10) and at an artificially controlled intraocular pressure of 15 mm Hg. Baseline OCE measurements were taken by topically hydrating the corneas with saline for 1 hour. The corneas were then dehydrated topically with a 20% dextran solution for another hour, and the OCE measurements were repeated. A finite element method was used to quantify the Young's modulus of the corneas based on the OCE measurements. RESULTS: The thickness of the corneas shrank considerably after topical addition of the 20% dextran solution (∼680 μm to ∼370 μm), and the OCE-measured elastic-wave speed correspondingly decreased (∼3.2 m/s to ∼2.6 m/s). The finite element method results showed an increase in Young's modulus (500 kPa to 800 kPa) resulting from dehydration and subsequent thinning. CONCLUSION: Young's modulus increased significantly as the corneas dehydrated and thinned, showing that corneal geometry and hydration state are critical factors for accurately quantifying corneal biomechanical properties.
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