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Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 9(53), p. 5326
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-9668
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Regional Variations in Mechanical Strain in the Posterior Human Sclera
Journal article published in 2012 by
Massimo A. Fazio,
Rafael Grytz,
Luigi Bruno,
Michael J. A. Girard 
,
Stuart Gardiner,
Christopher A. Girkin,
J. Crawford Downs
,
Stuart Gardiner,
Christopher A. Girkin,
J. Crawford Downs
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Abstract
When subjected to experimental inflation testing, human peripapillary sclera exhibits significantly higher tensile strain than the sclera further away from the scleral canal. Peripapillary scleral strains are highest in the temporal and inferior quadrants.