An intraocular shunt inserter for treating glaucoma, comprising: a housing; a needle having a lumen, and coupled to a needle mount and a needle driver, the needle driver comprising a needle protrusion; a plunger coupled to a plunger driver comprising a plunger protrusion such that the plunger is movable within the lumen, and adapted to urge the shunt distally relative to the needle; a drive component comprising a hollow cylindrical member, the hollow cylindrical member comprising a slider groove, a needle groove, and a plunger groove, the slider groove extending in a helical path about the drive component, each of the needle groove and the plunger groove having a straight portion extending circumferentially about the drive component and an angled portion extending helically about the drive component, the hollow cylindrical member being coupled to the needle via the needle protrusion positioned in the needle groove and to the plunger via the plunger protrusion positioned in the plunger groove to cause movement to the needle and the plunger along a longitudinal axis of the inserter upon rotation of the drive component, the location of the slider groove, along the longitudinal axis, overlapping with the location of the needle groove and the location of the plunger groove; and a slider component comprising a slider protrusion and coupled to the housing and slidable therealong, the slider component coupled to the drive component via the slider protrusion positioned in the slider groove such that movement of the slider component along the longitudinal axis rotates the drive component within the housing and results in movement of the needle and the plunger along the longitudinal axis. a housing; a needle having a lumen, and coupled to a needle mount and a needle driver, the needle driver comprising a needle protrusion; a plunger coupled to a plunger driver comprising a plunger protrusion such that the plunger is movable within the lumen, and adapted to urge the shunt distally relative to the needle; a drive component comprising a hollow cylindrical member, the hollow cylindrical member comprising a slider groove, a needle groove, and a plunger groove, the slider groove extending in a helical path about the drive component, each of the needle groove and the plunger groove having a straight portion extending circumferentially about the drive component and an angled portion extending helically about the drive component, the hollow cylindrical member being coupled to the needle via the needle protrusion positioned in the needle groove and to the plunger via the plunger protrusion positioned in the plunger groove to cause movement to the needle and the plunger along a longitudinal axis of the inserter upon rotation of the drive component, the location of the slider groove, along the longitudinal axis, overlapping with the location of the needle groove and the location of the plunger groove; and a slider component comprising a slider protrusion and coupled to the housing and slidable therealong, the slider component coupled to the drive component via the slider protrusion positioned in the slider groove such that movement of the slider component along the longitudinal axis rotates the drive component within the housing and results in movement of the needle and the plunger along the longitudinal axis.