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FRANK J. MACRI, Ph.D.; THEODOR WANKO, M.D.; PATRICIA A. GRIMES, B.A.

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1959;61(3):424-430.

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In previously reported work, an expression of the elastic properties of the adult human eye by means of the equation, E (coefficient of stretch) =

(P=pressure change, V=volume change),¹ was proposed. When pressure change is determined per unit of time, the value of E for the mean of the pressure during this period can be obtained from prepared tables. With two of the variables known, i. e., E and P in the equation E=

the volume change (V) can be readily calculated. The applicability of this procedure for outflow measurements in the living eye awaits confirmation of the values of E.

It was felt that a study of the influence of some extraocular factors might promote a better understanding of the problem. The experiments of the present work deal with the effect of external pressure on the elastic properties of the cat eye. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Bethesda, Md.

From the Ophthalmology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National Institutes of Health, U. S. Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Aug. 27, 1958.

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