Construction of a novel microfluidic experimental setup for testing recent glaucoma drainage devices

Development of a Test Facility for Microfluidic Characterization of Glaucoma Drainage Devices.

Microfluidic characterization plays an outstanding role in the development of glaucoma drainage devices. Here, we describe the optimization of an existing test facility with regard to measurement of small volumetric flow rates in the range of 1 μl/min to 40 μl/min in a minimized testing time. The existing test facility is extended by a flow sensor and validated by microfluidic characterization ...

Glaucoma drainage devices; past, present, and future.

Glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS) has been shown to be more eVective at preventing disease progression than other primary treatment modalities in open angle glaucoma. 2 If it were possible to avoid complications associated with poor flow control, primary GFS would probably be offered more widely. Trabeculectomy, the procedure of choice in conventional GFS, has remained essentially unchanged for...

Comparison of different biomaterials for glaucoma drainage devices.

OBJECTIVES To compare the inflammatory reaction associated with the insertion of silicone and polypropylene endplates and endplates made of a new biocompatible polymer, Vivathane, in the rabbit subconjunctival space. METHODS Similar-sized endplates made of 3 different biomaterials were sutured to the sclera in the superotemporal quadrant of the rabbit eye. Thirty eyes of 15 albino New Zealand...

Comparison of different biomaterials for glaucoma drainage devices: part 2.

BACKGROUND Inflammation associated with biomaterials may contribute to the failure of glaucoma drainage devices. OBJECTIVE To compare the inflammatory reaction associated with the insertion of Krupin silicone, Molteno polypropylene, and Acrosof end plates in the subconjunctival space of rabbits. METHODS Similar-sized glaucoma end plates made of 3 different biomaterials were sutured to the s...

Novel Glaucoma Surgical Devices