Materials for glaucoma drainage device

• Main Author: Ng, Wee Siang.
• Other Authors: Subramanian Venkatraman
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43952
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Implantation of glaucoma drainage device (GDD) is a common technique for glaucoma treatment to lower intraocular pressure (IOP). It provides an alternate pathway for drainage of aqueous humour out of the anterior chamber. To overcome the problem of early postoperative hypotony, a valve can be includ...