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Table 3 In vitro biomechanical study methods of eye tissue

From: Biomechanical analysis of ocular diseases and its in vitro study methods

In vitro methods

Research object and classification of biomechanics

Refs

 Ophthalmic professional medical equipment

Corvis ST, Springback tonometer, Goldmann tonometers, ocular response analyzer

[40,41,42,43,44,45]

 Finite element method

Finite element modeling

Global modeling and local modeling

[47,48,49]

Glaucoma-related

Optic nerve head, lamina cribrosa

[15,16,17, 50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59]

The sclera, iris, pupil obstruction, aqueous outflow system, trabecular meshwork

[60,61,62,63,64]

Cornea, lens, and other eye tissues

Corneal surgery mechanics

[66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75]

Eyeball injury

[77,78,79,80,81,82]

 Microfluidic chip

Platform

Eye pressure sensor, tear component sensor, eye chip

[83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96]

Drug preparation and delivery

Microfluidic eyeball microfluidic device for nano-drug preparation and drug delivery

[97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106]