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ArticleiScience2026

Enabling adaptability and hydraulic resistance in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery using an architecture-driven approach.

Yunlan Zhang, Yunfang Yang, Callum Cuttle, Liam Morrow, Jared Ching, Zhong You

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Article in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Yunlan ZhangDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Yunfang YangDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Callum CuttleDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Liam MorrowDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Jared ChingDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Zhong YouDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To address primary open-angle glaucoma, we introduce an architecture-driven design approach for developing minimally invasive glaucoma surgery devices. By tailoring the micro- and macro-architecture of shape memory alloys (SMAs), guided by theoretical and numerical modeling, we transformed an initially stiff metallic structure into a flexible, deployable microstent that conforms to soft tissue while maintaining controlled hydraulic resistance. This approach enables the microstent to self-expand upon deployment, forming an artificial fistula between the anterior chamber and the subconjunctival space to facilitate aqueous humor drainage and lower intraocular pressure (IOP).

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medicineophthalmologysurgery

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PMID42111208
PMCPMC13157186

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