Tri-axial 노즐을 이용한 기능성 방수유출장치 개발

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Among eye diseases, glaucoma refers to a disease that causes damage to the optic nerve when the optic nerve is compressed or poor blood supply due to an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP). As a treatment for glaucoma, non-surgical treatment through drug therapy is initially performed, but when symptom worsens, Glaucoma drainage devices insertion, which can lower IOP by releasing aqueous humor from the intraocular, is performed. Most of the drainage devices currently used in clinical practice are made of biocompatible silicon or metal. However, due to its uniform inner diameter, it is difficult to effectively discharge aqueous humor during intraocular pressure fluctuations period, and there are in causing side effects and complications after surgery. In this study, to overcome this limitation, glaucoma drainage devices with an adjustable inner diameter were fabricated using a tri-axial nozzle. and the diameter of the fabricated structure was confirmed through a microscope.