A ROBOTIC MICRO DRAINAGE SURGERY FOR GLAUCOMA (A BIOLOGICAL MICROFISTULA AND IMPLANTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS)

青光眼是我们社区失明的主要原因。我们正在研究一种治疗青光眼的新手术方法。这项技术的基础是在眼睛内植入一根微小的引流管。这允许眼睛的自然液体以所需的速率流出。青光眼患者的眼液引流不足或眼液分泌过多是造成眼内高压的原因，这是该病的特征。一种简单、安全、可靠的降低眼压的外科手术将对全球近6700万青光眼患者产生重大影响，并将减轻目前对终身药物治疗的需求。

Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness in our community. We are developing a new surgical procedure to treat glaucoma. The technique is based on the implantation of a tiny drainage tube inside the eye. This allows the eye's natural fluid to escape at the required rate. Insufficient drainage, or over production of fluid in the eye's of glaucoma patients is responsible for the high pressures inside the eye that characterise this disease. A simple, safe, and reliable surgical procedure to lower intraocular pressure would be a major benefit to the almost 67 million glaucoma patients worldwide, and would relieve the current need for lifelong medication.