Physiological optics and biomechanics of the vertebrate lens

脊椎动物晶状体的生理光学和生物力学

• 批准号: 341820-2013
• 负责人: Choh, Vivian
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=527472
• 关键词: Physiological; optics; biomechanics; vertebrate; lens

Proper functioning of the eye relies on the integrity the various tissues within it. The lens is uniquely dedicated to both optical and biomechanical functions, maintaining transparency to allow light to reach the retina, yet also allowing for a change in shape in order to bring nearby objects into focus on the retina in a process called accommodation. The main function of the retina is to sense light, however, it is also involved in regulating normal eye growth. Retinal signalling is crucial for lens development, but investigations of the interactions between the retina and lens in growing or adult eyes have been few.

眼睛的正常功能有赖于其内部各种组织的完整性.这种透镜独一无二地致力于光学和生物力学功能，保持透明度，允许光线到达视网膜，同时还允许改变形状，以便在称为调节的过程中将附近的物体聚焦到视网膜上。视网膜的主要功能是感知光线，但它也参与调节正常的眼睛生长。视网膜信号对晶状体的发育至关重要，但对发育中或成人眼的视网膜和晶状体之间的相互作用的研究一直很少。