Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 146-155 , January 2005

Influence of corneal biomechanical properties on intraocular pressure measurement: Quantitative analysis

  • Jun Liu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jun Liu, PhD, 270 Bevis Hall, 1080 Carmack Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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  • Cynthia J. Roberts, PhD

,Accepted 13 August 2004.

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 Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.Supported by Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation and the Ann Ellis Fund from the Columbus Foundation.Xueliang Pan, MS, provided discussions on the model.

PII: S0886-3350(04)00959-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.09.031

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 146-155 , January 2005

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