In Vivo Non-Invasive Measurement of Young’s Modulus of Elasticity in Human Eyes: A Feasibility Study

摘要

PurposeAbnormal ocular biomechanical properties may be important for understanding the risk of glaucoma. However, there are no clinical methods for measuring standard material properties in patients. In this feasibility study we demonstrated proof-of-principle for a novel method, ultrasound surface wave elastography (USWE), to determine the in vivo Young’s modulus of elasticity of corneas in normal human eyes.