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Abstract: Biomechanics is the application of mechanics to understand better the structure, properties, and function of biological systems. The human eye is a remarkably complex structure with biomechanics involved in many of its functions. Solid mechanics-based models have been used in recent years as tools to describe, for example, the stress-strain state of the eye shell under the encircling band; to build a biomechanical model of the choroidal detachment, to depict the different mechanical aspects of the development of glaucomatous atrophy of the optic nerve fibres and the behaviour of Lamina Cribrosa - a circular or closed to a circular plate, where the optic nerve fibres pass. The talk will review some of these models, with a focus on the mathematical models for various types of tonometers and differences in the intraocular pressure readings (IOPR) before and after vision correction surgeries.
Bio: Dr. Voronkova graduated from the Faculty of Mathemaics and Mechanics in 1999.She has an experience of working at KTH, Stockholm, and Munchen Technical University in Germany. Nowadays Dr. Voronkova works as an associate professor of the Department of Mathematical Modeling of Energy Systems of Saint Petersburg State University. She is a brilliant expert in Asymptotic and numerical methods in the theory of plates and shells, Nonclassical theories of plates and shells, Mathematical modeling in biomechanics, and Modeling of soft biological tissues. Besides, she is a laureate of several prestigious grants and awards on national and international level.
