Table 3.
Comparison of corneas between human and pig
Human | Pig | Source (reference) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Diameter (mm) | ||||
horizontally | 11.7 | 14.9 | (11) | |
vertically | 10.6 | 12.4 | ||
Thickness(μm) | (9), (10) | |||
center | 536 | 666 | ||
periphery | 593 | 714 | ||
Refractive power (Diopter) | 43.0 | 40.4 | (10) | |
Tensile strength (MPa) | 3.81 | 3.70 | (104) | |
Stress-strain | α | 42.8 | 39.3 | (104) |
Pattern* | β | 2.97 | 2.97 | |
Stress-relaxation | P(x100) | 85.6 | 64.6 | (104) |
Pattern ** | K(-) | 0.0165 | 0.0553 | |
1000s | 32.0% | 59.2% | (106) |
α is a scale factor
β represents the exponent of the nonlinear relationship between stress and strain
P is the value of G (t) at the end of the stress-relaxation test
K is the slope of fitted G (t)-In t line