Biomechanical Modelling of the Human Eye

ISBN-13: 9783836487443 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 288 str.

Michael Buchberger

Opis

The goal of this work was the development of a biomechanical model of the human eye. The research work SEE-KID (Software Engineering Environment for Knowledge based Interactive Eye motility Diagnostics), described in this work, tries to connect aspects of biomechanical modelling with methods of modern Software Engineering. An interactive software system was implemented, called SEE++ which allows physicians to obtain a better understanding of the mechanics of eye movements. This software visualizes and simulates pathologies and eye muscle surgeries, based on the biomechanics of the eye. It can be used in preoperative planning, medical training and basic research, and shows how Medical-Informatics can improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The project SEE-KID is based also on the software system Orbit (www.eidactics.com) and on other biomechanics software. The SEE-KID project and the SEE++ software system are meant as extension to Orbit with more clinical relevance while providing essential functionality similar to what Orbit offered. Additionally, SEE-KID tries to extend existing functionality and combine different aspects of modelling into one single system.

O autorze

Buchberger, Michael Michael Buchberger received his PhD in computer science at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz/Austria in 2004. Since 12 years he deals with biomechanical modelling and the design and implementation of complex medical software systems as researcher, lecturer and project manager.