The collagen suprafamily: from biosynthesis to advanced biomaterial development

A Sorushanova, LM Delgado, Z Wu… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Collagen is the oldest and most abundant extracellular matrix protein that has found many
applications in food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and biomedical industries. First, an overview …

Composition, structure and function of the corneal stroma

EM Espana, DE Birk - Experimental eye research, 2020 - Elsevier
No other tissue in the body depends more on the composition and organization of the
extracellular matrix (ECM) for normal structure and function than the corneal stroma. The …

Corneal repair and regeneration: current concepts and future directions

M Mobaraki, R Abbasi, S Omidian Vandchali… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The cornea is a unique tissue and the most powerful focusing element of the eye, known as
a window to the eye. Infectious or non-infectious diseases might cause severe visual …

Nearly-incompressible transverse isotropy (NITI) of cornea elasticity: model and experiments with acoustic micro-tap** OCE

JJ Pitre Jr, MA Kirby, DS Li, TT Shen, RK Wang… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The cornea provides the largest refractive power for the human visual system. Its stiffness,
along with intraocular pressure (IOP), are linked to several pathologies, including …

Biomechanics of keratoconus: Two numerical studies

N Falgayrettes, E Patoor, F Cleymand, Y Zevering… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The steep cornea in keratoconus can greatly impair eyesight. The etiology of
keratoconus remains unclear but early injury that weakens the corneal stromal architecture …

Polarization microscopy for characterizing fiber orientation of ocular tissues

NJ Jan, JL Grimm, H Tran, KL Lathrop… - Biomedical optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Characterizing the collagen fiber orientation and organization in the eye is necessary for a
complete understanding of ocular biomechanics. In this study, we assess the performance of …

Collagen architecture of the posterior pole: high-resolution wide field of view visualization and analysis using polarized light microscopy

NJ Jan, K Lathrop, IA Sigal - Investigative ophthalmology & …, 2017 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to leverage polarized light microscopy (PLM) to
visualize the collagen fiber architecture of posterior pole and optic nerve head with …

A review of the epithelial and stromal effects of corneal collagen crosslinking

S Bradford, S Luo, D Brown, T Juhasz, J Jester - The ocular surface, 2023 - Elsevier
Induced corneal collagen crosslinking and mechanical stiffening via ultraviolet-A
photoactivation of riboflavin (UVA CXL) is now a common treatment for corneal ectasia and …

Quantitative structural imaging of keratoconic corneas using polarization-resolved SHG microscopy

C Raoux, M Schmeltz, M Bied, M Alnawaiseh… - Biomedical optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
The human cornea is mainly composed of collagen fibrils aligned together within stacked
lamellae. This lamellar structure can be affected in pathologies such as keratoconus, which …

Finite element modeling of the complex anisotropic mechanical behavior of the human sclera and pia mater

A Karimi, SM Rahmati, R Razaghi, CA Girkin… - Computer methods and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and objective Accurate finite element (FE) simulation of the optic nerve head
(ONH) depends on accurate mechanical properties of the load-bearing tissues. The …