Age- and race-related differences in human scleral material properties.

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We tested the hypothesis that there are age- and race-related differences in posterior scleral material properties, using eyes from human donors of European (20-90 years old, n = 40 eyes) and African (23-74 years old, n = 22 eyes) descent.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci

Title: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

Publisher: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

ISSN (Electronic): 1552-5783

ISSN (Print): 0146-0404

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 11 2014

Volume: 55

Issue: 12

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[1 ] Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

[2 ] Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria, Calabria, Italy.

[3 ] Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States.

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Publisher Item ID: iovs.14-14029

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-14029

PMC ID: 4266082

PubMed ID: 25389203

SO-VID: a9dcdaf0-332e-474c-8174-9a38e54e7959

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Keywords: computational modeling,extracellular matrix,glaucoma posterior segment

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Keywords: computational modeling, extracellular matrix, glaucoma posterior segment

Age- and race-related differences in human scleral material properties.

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