PMC

Flowchart is demonstrating the process behind the analysis of built-in-house mesh generator software.

Assessment of the correlation in Dataset 2 between SSI and each of (A) bIOP, (B) CCT, and (C) age.

Assessment of the correlation in Dataset 1 between SSI and each of (A) bIOP, (B) CCT, and (C) age.

Spatial distribution (A) and temporal variation (B) of air pressure applied by the CorVis ST on the cornea (Joda et al., ).

Material biomechanical behavior where (A) stress-strain curves intersect, or (B) stress-strain curves follow similar patterns. The almost linear variation of E_t and SSI with applied pressure or stress, which corresponds to the behavior patterns in (B) is depicted in (C).

Relationship between SSI and age based on in-vivo clinical data (black dots and a trend black line) and ex-vivo inflation test results (red dots) for (A) Milan dataset and (B) Rio dataset.

(A) A typical finite element model showing the boundary conditions applied at the equator and corneal apex and the four model regions, each with its own material behavior. (B) Apex deformation of the numerical model during application of air-puff.