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The present paper describes a calculation technique to determine a value of Young's modulus for the cornea when the intraocular pressure, the shape of the cornea and the thickness variation along the cornea are known fromin vivo measurements. Twenty-eight persons were examined in both eyes and a mean value of Young's modulus for the cornea was calculated to 2.45×104±0.57×104 N/m2 (S.D.).
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Sjøntoft, E., Edmund, C. In vivo determination of young's modulus for the human cornea. Bltn Mathcal Biology 49, 217–232 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02459699
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