Ocular Rigidity, Biomechanics and Hydrodynamics of the Eye

The concept of ocular rigidity: Engineering approach.- The concept of ocular rigidity: Clinical approach.- Methods of measuring ocular rigidity in the human eye.- Surrogate measures of ocular rigidity in the human eye.- Biomechanical Properties of the Cornea.- Biomechanical Properties of the Sclera.- Biomechanical Properties of the Choroid (and role in the measurement of ocular rigidity).- Biomechanics of the lens: Hydrodynamics of Accomodation.- Biomechanics of the lens: Ocular rigidity and Presbyopia.- Trabecular meshwork biomechanics.- The aqueous fluidics.- Ocular rigidity and tonometry.- Ocular rigidity and tonography.- Factors that affect ocular rigidity: Age.- Factors that affect ocular rigidity: Axial length.- Factors that affect ocular rigidity: IOP.- Ocular rigidity and disease: Cornea disease.- Ocular rigidity and disease: Glaucoma.- Ocular rigidity and disease: Age- related Macular Degeneration.- Ocular rigidity and disease: Diabetes.- Ocular rigidity and disease: High myopia.- Ocular rigidity and disease: Uveitis.- Ocular rigidity and disease: Other conditions (Scleral buckling, osteogenesis imperfect etc).- Ocular rigidity and drugs.- Ocular rigidity and Surgery.

Ioannis Pallikaris, MD, PhD, is a Greek ophthalmologist who in 1989 performed the first LASIK procedure on a human eye. Professor Palikaris was the rector of the University of Crete between 2003 and 2011 and president of ESCRS holding many awards including the Barraquer from AAO, the Ridley medal from ESCRS and the Kellman innovator from ASCRS. He is also the founder and director of the Institute of Vision and Optics in the University of Crete. His research is focused on visual Optics and refractive surgery, biodynamics and mechanics of the eye. He first developed a device for the intraoperative measurement of the eye rigidity, leading to numerous publications in that field. He designed several instruments, such as the rotating brush, pivot diamond, arcutome and also Eye tracey, PALM, EPI Lasik and EYEPCR. Lately, he is serving as a clinical coordinator in a multinational study on FixOflex, a device he has developed for reconstructing the peripheral lens capsule for eliminationof PCO and more precise position and centering of the IOL optic.

Miltiadis Tsilimbaris, MD is the Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Crete Medical School. He is the Director of the University Eye Clinic of Heraklion and the Director of the Laboratory of Optics and Vision of the University of Crete Medical School. He shares his professional time between clinical care, research and teaching. Dr. Tsilimbaris is a vitreoretinal surgeon and he has clinical and research interests focused mainly in retina and vitreoretinal diseases. He is involved in pre and post-graduate teaching and he has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Together with the other two editors he has a long standing interest in the clinical implication of sclera rigidity and has co-authored with them several publications on the topic.

Anna Dastiridou MD, PhD is an adjunct lecturer in Ophthalmology in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and University of Thessalia