Analysis Of The Possibility Of Using Ultrasonic Cavitation In The Surgical Treatment Of Glaucoma

The use of ultrasonic cavitation in medicine and in particular in ophthalmology to create tools for the surgical treatment of glaucoma patients is a promising direction in modern ophthalmology.

The aim of the work was to develop a multifunctional ultrasonic scalpel for the surgical treatment of glaucoma patients by using ultrasonic cavitation to clean the pores of the trabecular meshwork.

General clinical, ophthalmological, experimental, statistical methods were used throughout the study. The criteria for predicting the strength and durability of the use of an ultrasonic scalpel for the surgical treatment of ab interno glaucoma have been developed.

The working part of the ultrasonic instrument has been developed in the form of an inclined sphere with holes of maximum diameter around the circumference, containing a source of excitation of vibrations in the form of an ultrasonic vibration drive of reciprocating and reciprocating movements. The ultrasonic transducer will allow the surgeon to dose the power, length and frequency of ultrasonic vibrations, operating modes, the volume of anti-glaucomatous intervention (in the trabecular zone), achieve a decrease in intraocular pressure and avoid intraoperative complications.

The use of the developed ultrasonic surgical scalpel will help ophthalmologists perform minimally invasive interventions for glaucoma, aimed at normalizing the level of intraocular pressure in a less invasive and safer way, which will contribute to the prevention of progression and successful treatment of glaucoma.