Bilaminar Mechanics of the Human Optic Nerve Sheath.

Conclusions: We conclude that maximum tensile stiffness occurs in the elastin-rich optic nerve sheath inner layer that inserts near the lamina cribrosa where tension in the sheath exerted during adduction tethering may be concentrated adjacent the optic nerve head.
PMID: 31821056 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Eye Research - December 9, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Shin A, Park J, Le A, Poukens V, Demer JL Tags: Curr Eye Res Source Type: research