Main description:

This book focuses on the concept of ocular rigidity, the biomechanical properties and hydrodynamics of the human eye. The basics of anatomy and physiology are explored and the relevant data for the clinician are emphasized throughout the book. The engineering aspects as well as the clinical interpretation are presented to provide context.
Ocular Rigidity, Biomechanics and Hydrodynamics of the Eye summarises recent evidence on ocular rigidity, but also provides a complete presentation of the data so far. The authors have recently worked on ocular rigidity corneal and globe biomechanics and hydrodynamics and the new, up-to-date data on the subject are highlighted in each chapter. The aim is to provide the framework or the understanding of these parameters and to determine their relevance in health and disease. This book will be an essential read for all practicing ophthalmologists looking to gain a more in-depth understanding of this interesting area of research particularly in refractive surgery and glaucoma.

Contents:

Terminology.- Engineering Approach.- Clinical approach.- Biomechanical Properties of the Cornea.- Biomechanical Properties of the Sclera.- Biomechanical Properties the Choroid (and role in the measurement of ocular rigidity).- Biomechanics of the lens.- Biomechanics of the iris.- The aqueous fluidics.- Optic Nerve Head Biomechanics.- Animal data.- Methods of measuring ocular rigidity in the human eye.- Surrogate measures of ocular rigidity in the human eye.- Ocular Response Analyzer.- Other factors that affect ocular rigidity.- Axial length.- IOP.- Ocular rigidity and disease.- Keratoconus and Cornea crosslinking.- Corneal ectasia.- Glaucoma.- Age- related Macular Degeneration.- Diabetes.- High myopia.- Other conditions.- Ocular rigidity and drugs.- Ocular rigidity and Surgery.- Ocular rigidity and tonometry.- Ocular rigidity and tonography.- Ocular rigidity in the measurement of Pulsatile ocular blood flow.