Plasma nanostructuring of the surface layer in track membranes for producing a highly efficacious biocompatible explantodrainage for the surgical management of refractory glaucoma

Abstract

This paper outlines the experience of using track-etched membranes (TMs) from poly(ethylene terephthalate) with a nanostructured surface as an explantodrainage for the management of refractory glaucoma. To nanostructure the membrane surface layer, the membranes were processed in nonpolymerizing gas plasma. It is shown that the implantation of our explantodrainage allows one to achieve a stable normalization of intraocular pressure and a long-term preservation of the formed pathways for the intraocular fluid outflow.