08.16.2018 NEWS UPDATE: Hydrus microstent wins FDA approval. The FDA has approved the use of the Hydrus microstent in conjunction with cataract surgery to reduce IOP in patients with mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma. Source: https://bit.ly/2MX19sM There...
EyeOP1® Ultrasound Cyclo-Plasty (UCP) In late October it was announced that the Chinese FDA (but not yet the American FDA) had approved a new non-invasive glaucoma treatment called EyeOP1® Ultrasound Cyclo-Plasty (also known as Ultrasound Ciliary-Plasty, or UCP)....
On November 2, 2017, the FDA approved VYZULTA™ (latanoprostene bunod 0.024%) for the treatment of glaucoma. This newly available medication treats glaucoma in two distinct ways. One of these methods of protecting the optic nerve has already been available to those...
