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Ocular Biomechanics and Glaucoma

Biomechanics is a branch of biophysics that deals with mechanics applied to biology. Corneal biomechanics have an important role in managing patients with glaucoma. While evidence suggests that patients with thin and stiffer corneas have a higher risk of developing glaucoma, it also influences the a...

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Autores principales: Brazuna, Rodrigo, Alonso, Ruiz S., Salomão, Marcella Q., Fernandes, Bruno F., Ambrósio, Renato
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10204549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37218954
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vision7020036
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author Brazuna, Rodrigo
Alonso, Ruiz S.
Salomão, Marcella Q.
Fernandes, Bruno F.
Ambrósio, Renato
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description Biomechanics is a branch of biophysics that deals with mechanics applied to biology. Corneal biomechanics have an important role in managing patients with glaucoma. While evidence suggests that patients with thin and stiffer corneas have a higher risk of developing glaucoma, it also influences the accurate measurement of intraocular pressure. We reviewed the pertinent literature to help increase our understanding of the biomechanics of the cornea and other ocular structures and how they can help optimize clinical and surgical treatments, taking into consideration individual variabilities, improve the diagnosis of suspected patients, and help monitor the response to treatment.
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spelling pubmed-102045492023-05-24 Ocular Biomechanics and Glaucoma Brazuna, Rodrigo Alonso, Ruiz S. Salomão, Marcella Q. Fernandes, Bruno F. Ambrósio, Renato Vision (Basel) Review Biomechanics is a branch of biophysics that deals with mechanics applied to biology. Corneal biomechanics have an important role in managing patients with glaucoma. While evidence suggests that patients with thin and stiffer corneas have a higher risk of developing glaucoma, it also influences the accurate measurement of intraocular pressure. We reviewed the pertinent literature to help increase our understanding of the biomechanics of the cornea and other ocular structures and how they can help optimize clinical and surgical treatments, taking into consideration individual variabilities, improve the diagnosis of suspected patients, and help monitor the response to treatment. MDPI 2023-04-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10204549/ /pubmed/37218954 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vision7020036 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10204549/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vision7020036
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