title: Phase transitions in ocular tissue - NMR and temperature measurements.
abstract: The human cornea, sclera and lens is studied by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements and temperature curves. The bound water fractions of these tissues have been determined as 3% in the cornea, 20% in the sclera and 17% in the lens. In contrast to other investigations we found freezing intervals near -1 degree C.
mesh_terms: D001834:Body Water / Q000032:analysis*; D003315:Cornea / Q000032:analysis; D005123:Eye / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000032:analysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012590:Sclera / Q000032:analysis; D013696:Temperature