Material properties of the posterior human sclera

R Grytz, MA Fazio, MJA Girard, V Libertiaux… - Journal of the …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
To characterize the material properties of posterior and peripapillary sclera from human
donors, and to investigate the macro-and micro-scale strains as potential control …

The collagen fibril architecture in the lamina cribrosa and peripapillary sclera predicted by a computational remodeling approach

R Grytz, G Meschke, JB Jonas - Biomechanics and modeling in …, 2011‏ - Springer
The biomechanics of the optic nerve head is assumed to play an important role in ganglion
cell loss in glaucoma. Organized collagen fibrils form complex networks that introduce …

Perspectives on biomechanical growth and remodeling mechanisms in glaucoma

R Grytz, CA Girkin, V Libertiaux, JC Downs - Mechanics research …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a blinding diseases in which damage to the axons results in loss of retinal
ganglion cells. Experimental evidence indicates that chronic intraocular pressure elevation …

Modeling the Inflation Response of C57BL/6 Mouse Sclera

KM Myers, TD Nguyen - Summer Bioengineering …, 2011‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Small rodent models have become increasingly useful to investigate how the mechanical
properties of soft tissues may influence disease development. These animal models allow …

Modeling the effect of the experimentally-derived collagen structure on the mechanical anisotropy of the human sclera

B Coudrillier, C Boote… - Summer …, 2011‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The sclera is the main load-bearing structure of the eye. It must be sufficiently stiff to maintain
the shape and dimensions of the eye under acute elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) …