Arciniegas A, Amaya L E
Ophthalmologica. 1980;180(4):207-11. doi: 10.1159/000308975.
As part of a bio-engineering approach to study myopia, a structural model of the eye is proposed. The model is based on structural laws as employed by civil engineers, and on mechanical properties of the sclera and vitreous previously analyzed by the authors. The described structural behavior relates many loose clinical observations and indicates that progressive myopia should be considered a mechanical problem due to an abnormal vitreous pressure rather than an optics problem. From this bio-engineering approach, vitrectomy is suggested as the appropriate solution.
作为研究近视的生物工程方法的一部分，提出了一种眼睛结构模型。该模型基于土木工程师所采用的结构定律，以及作者之前分析过的巩膜和玻璃体的力学特性。所描述的结构行为关联了许多零散的临床观察结果，并表明进行性近视应被视为由异常玻璃体压力导致的机械问题，而非光学问题。基于这种生物工程方法，建议将玻璃体切除术作为合适的解决方案。
