Figure 2.

Healthy cornea loaded with IOP. The central panel shows the loaded configuration ($\widetilde{\hspace{0.17em}p}=2$ kPa) of the discrete model with N = 4 and M = 80. Note that the colour represents the axial force in the elements with positive (negative) values indicating tension (compression). Schematic in the left panel depicts how continuum IOP is transformed into discrete forces at posterior hinges. Panels on the right present zoomed-in steady-state force distributions through the corneal thickness at the apex (top) and the limbus (bottom).