Description
Several refractive and therapeutic treatments as well as several ocular or systemic diseases might induce changes in the mechanical
resistance of the cornea. Furthermore, intraocular pressure measurement, one of the most used clinical tools, is also highly
dependent on this characteristic. Corneal biomechanical properties can be measured now in the clinical setting with different
instruments. In the present work, we review the potential role of the biomechanical properties of the cornea in different fields of
ophthalmology and visual science in light of the definitions of the fundamental properties of matter and the results obtained from
the different instruments available. The body of literature published so far provides an insight into how the corneal mechanical
properties change in different sight-threatening ocular conditions and after different surgical procedures. The future in this field is
very promising with several new technologies being applied to the analysis of the corneal biomechanical properties.
; Fernandes, Paulo Rodrigues 
