Opto-mechanical self-adjustment model of the human eye

Abstract

The eye has specific optical and biomechanical properties that jointly regulate the eye's quality of vision, shape, and elasticity. These two characteristics are interdependent and correlated. Contrary to most currently available computational models of the human eye that only focus on biomechanical or optical aspects, the current study explores the inter-relationships between biomechanics, structure, and optical properties. Possible combinations of mechanical properties, boundary conditions, and biometrics were specified to ensure the opto-mechanical (OM) integrity to compensate for physiological changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) without compromising image acuity. This study evaluated the quality of the vision by analyzing the minimum spot diameters formed on the retina and drew how the self-adjustment mechanism affects the eye globe shape by adopting a finite element (FE) model of the eyeball. The model was verified by a water drinking test with biometric measurement (OCT Revo NX, Optopol) and tonometry (Corvis ST, Oculus).