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 ...

Nitinol has arrived in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, making symptom management for the progressive eye disease safer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 . George Reiss, MD, and colleagues sought to characterize the long-term safety and effectiveness of the ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with glaucoma who were treated with a microstent during cataract surgery retained benefits over traditional surgery at 5 years, a randomized study found. In addition, rate of ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Eyes with primary angle-closure glaucoma that underwent phacoemulsification and implantation of two trabecular ...

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (WPVI) -- A new procedure is helping to preserve vision for some people with glaucoma. Glaucoma is a silent thief, affecting 3 million Americans, slowly robbing them of their sight.

Support local journalism. A digital subscription is incredibly affordable and worth its weight in gold. Click here and subscribe today. Cataract develops when the lens inside the eye becomes cloudy as ...