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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Eye Res. 2011 Oct 5;93(6):825–832. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.09.018

Table 1.

Complex modulus, tan(δ), and dynamic viscosity of the three regions of sclera measured at increasing pre-stresses.

Equivalent IOP (mmHg) Anterior (n=10) Equatorial (n=10) Posterior (n=9)
Complex Modulus (MPa) 15 5.32 ± 1.30 4.91 ± 1.47 4.76 ± 1.76
25 7.56 ± 1.83 7.35 ± 2.09 7.09 ± 2.23
45 11.9 ± 2.80 11.58 ± 3.34 11.47 ± 3.42
tan(δ) 15 0.131 ± 0.011 0.112 ± 0.009 0.115 ± 0.015
25 0.124 ± 0.011 0.107 ± 0.009 0.112 ± 0.016
45 0.114 ± 0.011 0.101 ± 0.009 0.103 ± 0.010
Dynamic Viscosity (MPa *s) 15 0.69 ± 0.15 0.55 ± 0.18 0.53 ± 0.18
25 0.92 ± 0.19 0.79 ± 0.26 0.78 ± 0.21
45 1.33 ± 0.27 1.16 ± 0.34 1.16 ± 0.30