Figure 3

Comparison of lens fibre cell geometry and its finite element mesh representation. A: A scanning electron microscope image of a mouse lens reproduced from [46]. B: 2D projection of half of the finite element mesh generated used to model the mouse lens. The outer surface of the lens, coloured in red, is where the computational boundary conditions are applied to the mesh. C: Example of a quarter section of the 3D model, used in the Figure 4 and Figure 5 to view standing electrochemical fields predicted by model. The anterior pole (AP), posterior pole (PP) and equator (EQ) are labelled as points of reference.