title: Stress birefringence in the human cornea.
abstract: Stress-induced birefringence is used in engineering to determine the distribution of mechanical stress in experimental models. The phenomenon has previously been reported in the cat cornea but no data for the human exists. A qualitative description of stress-induced birefringence in the human cornea in vitro is presented. Circularly polarised light is then used to detect the phenomenon in the post-operative human cornea in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham & Midland Eye Hospital.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Misson
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D001718:Birefringence; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013537:Sutures