Racioethnic Differences in Human Posterior Scleral and Optic Nerve Stump Deformation | Zendy

Ehab Tamimi | Zendy; Jeffrey D. Pyne | Zendy; Dominic K. Muli | Zendy; Katelyn F. Axman | Zendy; Stephen J. Howerton | Zendy; Matthew R Davis | Zendy; Christopher A. Girkin | Zendy; Jonathan P. Vande Geest | Zendy

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Racioethnic Differences in Human Posterior Scleral and Optic Nerve Stump Deformation

Author(s) -

Ehab Tamimi,

Jeffrey D. Pyne,

Dominic K. Muli,

Katelyn F. Axman,

Stephen J. Howerton,

Matthew R Davis,

Christopher A. Girkin,

Jonathan P. Vande Geest

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.17-22141

Subject(s) - sclera , glaucoma , optic nerve , ophthalmology , medicine , ultimate tensile strength , anatomy , strain (injury) , optic disc , tensile strain , materials science , metallurgy

The purpose of this study was to quantify the biomechanical response of human posterior ocular tissues from donors of various racioethnic groups to better understand how differences in these properties may play a role in the racioethnic health disparities known to exist in glaucoma.

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