June 2013
Volume 54, Issue 15
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   June 2013
Corneal Biomechanical Properties after UV Cross-linking in the Rabbit
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Michael Twa
    College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX
  • Jiasong Li
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX
  • Ravi Kiran Manapuram
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX
  • Floredes Menodiado
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX
  • Salavat Aglyamov
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX
  • Stanislav Emelianov
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX
  • Kirill Larin
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships Michael Twa, None; Jiasong Li, None; Ravi Kiran Manapuram, Bioptigen Inc., (E); Floredes Menodiado, None; Salavat Aglyamov, None; Stanislav Emelianov, None; Kirill Larin, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2013, Vol.54, 1612. doi:
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      Michael Twa, Jiasong Li, Ravi Kiran Manapuram, Floredes Menodiado, Salavat Aglyamov, Stanislav Emelianov, Kirill Larin; Corneal Biomechanical Properties after UV Cross-linking in the Rabbit. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):1612.

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Abstract

Purpose: Elasticity imaging has been applied in other areas of medicine and more recently used to characterize the structural properties of ocular tissues. An OCT-based elastography method was developed and measurements were performed in rabbit corneal tissue before and after UV-riboflavin corneal cross-linking (CXL).

Methods: Corneal elastography measurements were performed using a Phase Stabilized Swept Source Optical Coherence Elastography (PhS-SSOCE) with a sensitivity of ~10 nm along with air-pulse tissue stimulation. Surface wave propagation was measured over a 6x6mm area before and after UV-riboflavin corneal cross-linking. Tissue properties (Young's modulus, surface wave propagation speed and surface wave amplitude) were measured.

Results: Treatment resulted in a measurable increase corneal stiffness confirmed by mechanical extensiometry (before CXL: E=1.32±0.39MPa; after CXL: E=2.34±0.91MPa). Surface wave amplitude and velocity was greatest near the excitation position (Amplitude= 993nm and Velocity=0.8±0.09m/s) and decreased from this point to the apex. Following cross-linking surface wave amplitudes decreased (141nm) and wave velocity increased (8.2±5.6 m/s).

Conclusions: Ocular elastography can be performed using a combination of phase-sensitive OCT and air pulse stimulation. This method can detect low amplitude tissue excitation, which can be used to quantify corneal stiffness.

Keywords: 480 cornea: basic science • 551 imaging/image analysis: non-clinical  
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