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Corneal biomechanics aims to establish the physico-mathematical bases that allow for predicting the corneal response to physiological and pathological situations by creating models of tissue behavior. Determining the characteristic parameters of these models is a formidable challenge in the biomechanical modeling process. To contribute to corneal tissue characterization, an experimental set-up was designed, built and tested to study corneal behavior by applying changes in pressure. The elastic constants of porcine corneas were determined, and a Young’s modulus of 0.188 MPa and 26.22% hysteresis were obtained. A computational cornea model was developed to analyze the influence of different factors. Minor variations in the applied conditions were found for apical displacement and pachymetry, and the corneal behavior was reproduced. However, the optical power behavior was affected by variations in the applied conditions, and the experimentally obtained data could not be reproduced. Despite its importance, this parameter has not been analyzed in-depth by other studies, which shows that the quality of a biomechanical cornea model should not be evaluated only by apical displacement.

Experimental Determination of Corneal Elastic Constants and Their Use in Biomechanical Modeling