Eye implant could lead to better glaucoma treatments
From: R&D - 08/26/2014

Bioengineer Stephen Quake and collaborators have developed an eye implant
that could help stave off blindness caused by glaucoma.

Now, a tiny eye implant developed at Stanford University could enable
patients to take more frequent readings from the comfort of home. Daily or
hourly measurements of eye pressure could help doctors tailor more effective
treatment plans.

The device consists of a small tube—one end is open to the fluids that fill
the eye; the other end is capped with a small bulb filled with gas. As the
internal optic pressure (IOP) increases, intraocular fluid is pushed into the
tube; the gas pushes back against this flow. As IOP fluctuates, the
meniscus—the barrier between the fluid and the gas—moves back and forth in
the tube. Patients could use a custom smartphone app or a wearable
technology, such as Google Glass, to snap a photo of the instrument at any
time, providing a critical wealth of data that could steer treatment 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2014/08/eye-implant-could-lead-better-glaucoma-treatments
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/august/eye-implant-glaucoma-082514.html
http://www.pddnet.com/news/2014/08/eye-implants-smartphones-could-lead-better-glaucoma-treatments
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/08/eye-implant-better-glaucoma-treatments

Links:
Stephen Quake's Lab
http://thebigone.stanford.edu/

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