Swiss Made eyeWatch™ for Glaucoma Patients: Apple Can’t Compete With This!
The eyeWatch™ is an experimental Adjustable Glaucoma Drainage Device developed by the Swiss company Rheon Medical. In theory, it allows adjustment of IOP after implantation.
InnFocus MicroShunt® Glaucoma Device: Early Results Are Promising, But…
The InnFocus MicroShunt® may very well be what we were hoping the EX-PRESS® Glaucoma Filtration Device would be: a faster, safer alternative to trabeculectomy.
Trabecular Bypass Implants for Glaucoma
Trabecular bypass implants are tubes that work by shunting aqueous fluid from the anterior chamber through the sclera into the subconjunctival space.
Promising, Pending FDA Glaucoma Surgical Treatments
Promising, Pending FDA Glaucoma Surgical Treatments. Part 8 of 12 of “What’s New In Glaucoma Surgery” Presentation, a continuing education course for Optometrists presented by Patient-Focused Ophthalmologist, Dr. David Richardson on May 20, 2015....Does the CyPass Glaucoma Implant Damage the Eye?
What is the CyPass Stent? The CyPass is a small tube-shaped device that has for the last few years been implanted in patients with glaucoma. This was done at the time of cataract surgery in order to shunt fluid from the front of the eye into a space where it can then...How Does Canaloplasty Compare to Other Glaucoma Treatments?
How does Canaloplasty compare to other glaucoma treatments in terms of IOP Lowering benefits and average medication? Here’s a summary from Dr. Douglas J. Rhee’s talk given on April 13, 2018 during the ASCRS 2018 Glaucoma Day “Is Trabeculectomy...Why I Will NOT be Implanting the CyPass® into my Younger Patients with Glaucoma
Image Source: Medgadget via https://youtu.be/8oAjFQwqgnM 08.29.2018 NEWS UPDATE: Alcon announces voluntary global market withdrawal of CyPass Micro-Stent for surgical glaucoma | SOURCE:...Currently Available Methods to Treat Open Angle Glaucoma
Part 1 of 14 of “Adjusting the Faucet or Opening the Drain – Currently Available Methods to Treat the Plumbing Problem of Open Angle Glaucoma” | A San Gabriel Valley Optometric Society (SGVOS) Continuing Education Dinner Event – 2 hours CE | Featured...FDA-Approved Eye Drops for Glaucoma – Beta-blockers, Selective Alpha Adrenergic Agonist, CAIs
Part 2 of 14 of “Adjusting the Faucet or Opening the Drain – Currently Available Methods to Treat the Plumbing Problem of Open Angle Glaucoma” | A San Gabriel Valley Optometric Society (SGVOS) Continuing Education Dinner Event – 2 hours CE | Featured...FDA-Approved Eye Drops for Glaucoma – Prostaglandin Analogs, Cholinergic Receptors Agonists, Fixed Combination Agents
Part 3 of 14 of “Adjusting the Faucet or Opening the Drain – Currently Available Methods to Treat the Plumbing Problem of Open Angle Glaucoma” | A San Gabriel Valley Optometric Society (SGVOS) Continuing Education Dinner Event – 2 hours CE | Featured...
