Formalin Fixation and Cryosectioning Cause Only Minimal Changes in Shape or Size of Ocular Tissues.

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Published in Sci Rep on September 21, 2017

Authors

Huong Tran1,2, Ning-Jiun Jan1,2, Danielle Hu1, Andrew Voorhees1, Joel S Schuman3, Matthew A Smith1,2, Gadi Wollstein4, Ian A Sigal5,6

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
2: Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
3: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
4: NYU Langone Eye Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
5: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. ian@OcularBiomechanics.com.
6: Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. ian@OcularBiomechanics.com.

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