Orbital soft tissue biomechanics

The human eye is suspended in the orbit. A miraculous interaction between pressure and tensile forces in the soft tissues keeps the eye in place, while a large range of rotational motion is enabled. This article discusses the factors (the geometrical shapes of the tissues, their material properties, their mechanical interactions, and the mechanical loads) that play a role in understanding soft tissue biomechanics and the suspension of the eye in the orbit.

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