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The paper models the mechanical behavior of the human cornea affected by intraocular pressure and external effects. It reviews publications on the development of mathematical models of the cornea and some approaches to studying its mechanical behavior. A finite element model of the cornea is proposed, which allows the stress-strain state in the cornea to be determined from solving the boundary value problem of the theory of elasticity. Test calculations are shown. The model can be used, particularly, for studying the strain of the cornea resulting from surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper develops a mathematical model describing the behavior of the human cornea affected by intraocular pressure and external factors. The relevance of the study stems, particularly, from the urgent ophthalmological problems of hyperopia treatment. An effective remedy for hyperopia treatment is laser vision correction consisting in cornea deformation. The mathematical model enables the condition of the cornea after surgery to be estimated. The proposed model is based on the calculation of the cornea stress-strain state via the solution of a boundary value problem of elastostatics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]