Research Article
Comparison of Riboflavin/Ultraviolet-A Cross-Linking in Porcine, Rabbit, and Human Sclera
Table 1
Stress values (MPa) for 4%, 6%, and 8% strain and calculated Young’s modulus (MPa) in brackets.
| Type of sclera | Stress at 4% (MPa) | Stress at 6% (MPa) | Stress at 8% (MPa) | Ultimate stress (MPa) |
| Porcine | | | | | Untreated | 0.0764 ± 0.0772 (1.95 ± 1.84) | 0.1445 ± 0.0985 (2.41 ± 1.89) | 0.2316 ± 0.1120 (2.88 ± 1.55) | 5.06 ± 1.61 | Treated | 0.0754 ± 0.0419 (1.80 ± 1.05) | 0.1581 ± 0.0779 (2.54 ± 1.30) | 0.2533 ± 0.1120 (3.22 ± 1.46) | 7.19 ± 2.22* | Rabbit | | | | | Untreated | 0.0725 ± 0.0729 (1.76 ± 2.03) | 0.1848 ± 0.1680 (3.04 ± 3.03) | 0.3591 ± 0.3053 (4.46 ± 4.09) | 3.83 ± 2.87 | Treated | 0.2623 ± 0.1696* (6.41 ± 3.80)* | 0.4985 ± 0.2928* (7.85 ± 4.34)* | 0.7486 ± 0.4057* (9.51 ± 5.23)* | 8.13 ± 3.99* | Human | | | | | Untreated | 0.4996 ± 0.3396 (12.54 ± 8.54) | 0.8061 ± 0.4853 (14.05 ± 9.10) | 1.0788 ± 0.6458 (14.31 ± 8.56) | 4.45 ± 1.12 | Treated | 0.4112 ± 0.2988 (10.15 ± 7.54) | 0.8039 ± 0.3997 (13.52 ± 7.77) | 1.2592 ± 0.5817 (16.28 ± 7.33) | 5.09 ± 1.88 |
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indicates a significant differences between the control and treated scleral strips ().
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