Numerical model to predict and compare the hypotensive efficacy and safety of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery devices.

Bachar KudsiehJose Ignacio Fernández-VigoRafael AgujetasJose María MontaneroJose María Ruiz-MorenoJose Ángel Fernández-VigoJulian Garcia-Feijoo

Published in: PloS one (2020)

This hydrodynamic/numerical model showed that implant diameter and bleb pressure are the two most pertinent determinants of hypotensive efficacy. In distinction, tube length and position in the AC do not significantly influence IOP.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
optic nerve
robot assisted
coronary artery bypass
soft tissue
atrial fibrillation
cataract surgery