Quantitative Mapping of Scleral Fiber Orientation in Normal Rat Eyes

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Michaël J. A. Girard · Imperial College London

Annegret Dahlmann‐Noor · Moorfields Eye Hospital

Sauparnika Rayapureddi · University College London

Jean Antoine Bechara · ParisTech

Benedicte M. E. Bertin

Hannah Jones

Julie Albon

Peng T. Khaw · University College London

Abstract

Circumferential scleral fibers may act as reinforcing rings to limit corneal and optic nerve head deformations, whereas equatorial meridional fibers may either provide resistance against extraocular muscle forces or limit globe axial elongation.

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Glaucoma and retinal disorders Corneal surgery and disorders Ocular Surface and Contact Lens

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Published in: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Volume 52, Issue 13, pp. 9684-9684

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7894

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Quantitative Mapping of Scleral Fiber Orientation in Normal Rat Eyes

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