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Abstract #11570 Published in IGR 6-3
Ocular biomechanics and biotransport
Ethier CR; Johnson M; Ruberti JAnnual review of biomedical engineering 2004; 6: 249-273
The eye transduces light, and we usually do not think of it as a biomechanical structure. Yet it is actually a pressurized, thick-walled shell that has an internal and external musculature, a remarkably complex internal vascular system, dedicated fluid production and drainage tissues, and a variety of specialized fluid and solute transport systems. Biomechanics is particularly involved in accommodation (focusing near and far), as well as in common disorders such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, myopia, and presbyopia. In this review, we give a (necessarily brief) overview of many of the interesting biomechanical aspects of the eye, concluding with a list of open problems.
Dr. C.R. Ethier, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada. ethier@mie.utoronto.ca
