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Evaluation of lamina cribrosa and peripapillary sclera stiffness in pseudoexfoliation and normal eyes by atomic force microscopy.
Braunsmann Christoph, Hammer Christian M, Rheinlaender Johannes, Kruse Friedrich E, Schäffer Tilman E, Schlötzer-Schrehardt Ursula
Invest Ophthalmol Vis SciMay 201294 citationsBasic Science
This study found lamina cribrosa and peripapillary sclera in pseudoexfoliation eyes were significantly softer than normal. This increased deformability may explain why PEX eyes are more vulnerable to glaucomatous damage.