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Abstract #21233 Published in IGR 10-2
Eye stiffness measurement by probe contact method
Kurita Y; Kempf R; Iida Y; Kaneko M; Sugimoto E; Tsukamoto H; Mishima HKConference proceedings : Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2006; 1: 2312-2315
The internal eye pressure is an important index for judging whether an eye suffers from glaucoma or not. The conventional eye pressure measurement is valid only under the condition that all subjects have the same structural eye stiffness. This paper challenges the practice of measuring the stiffness of a human eye by pressing the cornea with a contact probe. The displacement of the eye is captured by a camera with high resolution. Experimental results suggest that the measured eye stiffness nicely matches with the theoretical estimation. Based on the experimental results, the difference between the eye stiffness measured by the contact method and the non-contact method is discussed.
Dr. Y. Kurita, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan. kurita@hfl.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Classification:
6.1.1 Devices, techniques (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.1 Intraocular pressure measurement; factors affecting IOP)
2.3 Sclera (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
6.1.3 Factors affecting IOP (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.1 Intraocular pressure measurement; factors affecting IOP)
