ArticleThe open ophthalmology journal2017
Corneal Biomechanics in Ectatic Diseases: Refractive Surgery Implications.
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- Comparative assessment of corneal biomechanical parameters in lactating versus non-lactating women: implications for refractive surgery candidates.International ophthalmology · 2026Article
- The relationship between corneal biomechanics and endothelial morphology: evidence from a Saudi cohort.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Comparative Topographic and Tomographic Assessment of Post-LASIK Corneal Ectasia.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Corneal epithelial cells upregulate macropinocytosis to engulf metabolically active axonal mitochondria released by injured axons.The ocular surface · 2025Article
- The Effect of Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty on Corneal Biomechanical Parameters.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2025Article
- Biomechanical changes of the cornea after orbital decompression in thyroid-associated orbitopathy measured by corvis ST.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Keratectasia severity staging and progression assessment based on the biomechanical E-staging.Eye and vision (London, England) · 2024Review
- Keratoconus and Corneal Ectasia with Relatively Low Keratometry.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2024Article
- Squishy matters - Corneal mechanobiology in health and disease.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2024Review
- A Corneal Biomechanical Study Measured with a Scheimpflug Dynamic Analyser in Soft Contact Lens Wearers.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Comparison of a New Scheimpflug Camera and Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomographer for Measurements of Anterior Segment Parameters.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2023Article
- Assessment of the specificity of corvis biomechanical index-laser vision correction (CBI-LVC) in stable corneas after phototherapeutic keratectomy.International ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Reliability analysis of successive Corvis ST® measurements in keratoconus 2 years after accelerated corneal crosslinking compared to untreated keratoconus corneas.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023Article
- Assessment of the corneal biomechanical features of granular corneal dystrophy type 2 using dynamic ultra-high-speed Scheimpflug imaging.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023Article
- Corneal biomechanical characteristics following small incision lenticule extraction for myopia and astigmatism with 3 different cap thicknesses.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
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- Enhanced Diagnostics for Corneal Ectatic Diseases: The Whats, the Whys, and the Hows.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Anterior pituitary, sex hormones, and keratoconus: Beyond traditional targets.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2022Article
- Corneal Biomechanics Differences Between Chinese and Caucasian Healthy Subjects.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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10 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundEctasia development occurs due to a chronic corneal biomechanical decompensation or weakness, resulting in stromal thinning and corneal protrusion. This leads to corneal steepening, increase in astigmatism, and irregularity. In corneal refractive surgery, the detection of mild forms of ectasia pre-operatively is essential to avoid post-operative progressive ectasia, which also depends on the impact of the procedure on the cornea.
methodThe advent of 3D tomography is proven as a significant advancement to further characterize corneal shape beyond front surface topography, which is still relevant. While screening tests for ectasia had been limited to corneal shape (geometry) assessment, clinical biomechanical assessment has been possible since the introduction of the Ocular Response Analyzer (Reichert Ophthalmic Instruments, Buffalo, USA) in 2005 and the Corvis ST (Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) in 2010. Direct clinical biomechanical evaluation is recognized as paramount, especially in detection of mild ectatic cases and characterization of the susceptibility for ectasia progression for any cornea.
conclusionsThe purpose of this review is to describe the current state of clinical evaluation of corneal biomechanics, focusing on the most recent advances of commercially available instruments and also on future developments, such as Brillouin microscopy.
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