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Table 2 Numerical parameters derived to represent the regional variation in material response for the human and porcine eye globes based on the Ogden model

From: Ex vivo testing of intact eye globes under inflation conditions to determine regional variation of mechanical stiffness

Region

Human eye

Porcine eye

α

μ

α

μ

Central cornea

157.8

0.8100

220.1

0.0181

Peripheral cornea

117.1

1.332

114.3

0.0132

110.2

0.0092

Limbal region

472.4

4.844

127.2

0.545

Anterior sclera

370.1

4.716

162.3

0.565

Equatorial region

344.9

5.920

181.3

0.642

228.4

4.468

164.2

0.673

Posterior sclera

169.3

3.784

134.2

0.621

157.6

2.672

118.2

0.592

Posterior pole region

127.9

1.894

95.62

0.535