Nanostructuring by plasma of a surface layer of track membranes with the purpose of preparation of the highly effective biocompatible explanto-drainage for surgical treatment of refractory glaucoma
In this paper we report on the experience of using track membranes from poly(ethylene terephthalate) with a nanostructured surface as a drainage material for antiglaucomatous operations. For the nanostructuring of the membrane surface layer a treatment by plasma of non-polymerizing gases was applied. It is shown that implantation of the explanto-drainage developed by us allows one to achieve a stable normalization of the intraocular pressure and long preservation of the formed paths of the intraocular liquid outflow.