Stergiopulos, NikolaosStergiopulos, Constantinos2018-01-012018-01-012018-01-012017https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/143567Apparatus and methods are provided for treating diseases that produce elevated intraocular pressures, such as glaucoma, wherein the device operates on the principles of a Starling resistor, and includes a housing, a deformable structure and a spring mounted within a housing, such that the spring applies a substantially constant spring force over a predetermined working range on the deformable structure to thereby self-regulate flow of fluid through the deformable structure.patentEP3463227CN109328049US10596035EP3463227CN109328049WO2017212384US201734814959091547