Hydrophilic treatment of porous PTFE for intractable glaucoma implant devices

Masataka M. Murahara; Yuji Sato; Viviana Fernandez; Francisco Fantes; Izuru Nose; William E. Lee; Peter J. Milne; Jean-Marie A. Parel

doi:10.1117/12.429276

7 June 2001 Hydrophilic treatment of porous PTFE for intractable glaucoma implant devices

Masataka M. Murahara, Yuji Sato, Viviana Fernandez, Francisco Fantes, Izuru Nose, William E. Lee, Peter J. Milne, Jean-Marie A. Parel

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Proceedings Volume 4245, Ophthalmic Technologies XI; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.429276
Event: BiOS 2001 The International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Intractable glaucoma results from hindrances in the eyeball aqueous humor pathways that increase the intraocular pressure above normal physiological levels (over 20 mmHg). In this study porous PTFE membranes were made hydrophilic with a photochemical method that use ethyl alcohol and water for the chemical solution.

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Masataka M. Murahara, Yuji Sato, Viviana Fernandez, Francisco Fantes, Izuru Nose, William E. Lee, Peter J. Milne, and Jean-Marie A. Parel "Hydrophilic treatment of porous PTFE for intractable glaucoma implant devices", Proc. SPIE 4245, Ophthalmic Technologies XI, (7 June 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.429276

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