Design of a Precision Needle for Injection of Fluid into the Suprachoroidal Space of the Eye for the Treatment of Retinal Detachment

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a vision-threatening condition that affects 10 to 18 per 100,000 people in the United States annually [1]. The current standard for treatment is pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), which is an invasive and expensive surgical procedure that leaves patients unable t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rutherford, Emma
Other Authors: Slocum, Alexander
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2025
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/158203