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REVIEW article

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.
Sec. Biomechanics
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1455027
This article is part of the Research Topic Optobiomechanics of the Eye View all 4 articles

A Review of Human Cornea Finite Element Modeling: Geometry Modeling, Constitutive Modeling, and Outlooks

Provisionally accepted
Guobao Pang Guobao Pang 1Chenyan Wang Chenyan Wang 2Xiaojun Wang Xiaojun Wang 2Xiaona Li Xiaona Li 2Qiaoyu Meng Qiaoyu Meng 3*
  • 1 Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
  • 2 Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
  • 3 Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China

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    The cornea is a vital tissue of the human body. The health status of the cornea has a great impact on the quality life of person. There has been a great deal of research on the human cornea biomechancis.However, the difficulty in obtaining the human cornea has greatly limited the research of cornea biomechancis . Using finite element modelling has become a very effective and economical means for studying mechanical properties of human cornea. In this review, the geometrical and constitutive models of the cornea are summarised and analysed, respectively. Some factors affecting of the finite element calculation are discussed. In addition, prospects and challenges for the finite element model of the human cornea are presented. This review will be helpful to researchers performing studies in the relevant fields of human cornea finite element analysis.

    Keywords: Human cornea, Finite Element Analysis, Geometric model, Constitutive model, biomechanics property

    Received: 26 Jun 2024; Accepted: 03 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Pang, Wang, Wang, Li and Meng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Qiaoyu Meng, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China

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