Table 1.
Human Cornea Sample Information. The aae, post-mortem time, restored thickness, and Young's modulus of elasticity for each respective eye pair. The right (OS) eyes were used for anterior stromal elasticity testing and the left (OD) eyes were used for posterior stromal elasticity testing.
| Eye Pair | Age (years) | Post-Mortem Time (days) | Restored Thickness (μm) | Young's Modulus of Elasticity (kPa) (Average ± SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS | OD | OS | OD | |||
| 1 | 63 | 7 | 562 | 433 | 287.5 ± 42.2 | 93.6 ± 11.2 |
| 2 | 66 | 11 | 531 | 534 | 122.7 ± 13.6 | 77.5 ± 8.2 |
| 3 | 67 | 7 | 535 | 585 | 328.9 ± 64.2 | 105.6 ± 31.2 |
| 4 | 72 | 3 | 493 | 539 | 764.0 ± 67.6 | 128.2 ± 18.7 |
| 5 | 75 | 6 | 588 | 508 | 243.9 ± 16.9 | 46.7 ± 3.9 |
| 6 | 84 | 4 | 451 | 499 | 93.4 ± 14.1 | 49.6 ± 6.9 |
| 7 | 86 | 11 | 590 | 543 | 221.7 ± 52.1 | 96.3 ± 11.8 |
| 8 | 89 | 9 | 402 | 523 | 395.7 ± 51.4 | 178.9 ± 13.6 |
| 9 | 93 | 6 | 450 | 493 | 59.3 ± 8.7 | 29.2 ± 3.1 |
Values for the modulus of elasticity are average ± standard deviation.