FDA has announced it has approved the first glaucoma stent for use with cataract surgery, according to a news release. The iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent System, model GTS100R/L, manufactured by ...

Efficacy is higher for the Xen 45 gel stent implant as a standalone procedure than combined with cataract surgery. The Xen 45 gel stent implant provides effective, long-term treatment for open-angle ...

Glaukos secured a new FDA clearance for its miniaturized stent system designed for glaucoma to help drain the inner eye of built-up fluids and normalize intraocular pressure. The company had received ...

Microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has revolutionized the options available to patients with mild to moderate glaucoma. Most MIGS procedures are performed in conjunction with cataract extraction ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BALTIMORE — In patients with primary angle closure glaucoma, the Xen45 gel stent may be a useful option because ...

Worldwide, more than one million trabecular microbypass stents have been implanted in combination with cataract surgery. Despite glaucoma medications and prior microbypass stenting, target IOP may no ...

Optometrist Dr. David Kordish often talks to patients about glaucoma and cataracts in doing general eye care. Now, he can see his patients with clearer vision and freedom from glaucoma medication ...

Blake Williamson, MD, performed the first Xen Gel Stent procedure form Allergan Surgical in Louisiana at the Williamson Eye Center in Baton Rouge, according to a Weekly Citizen report. 1. The Xen Gel ...

Over a 5-year period, the annual rate of progression in vision loss averaged 0.49 dB with surgery alone, compared with 0.26 dB with surgery plus a Schlemm's canal microstent (Hydrus). The results ...

Few ocular adverse events occurred 5 years after micro-stent implantation in patients with open-angle glaucoma, with minimal evidence of corneal decompensation, according to findings published in the ...