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SOLX® Gold Micro Shunt – The 24-carat (99.95% Pure) Gold Treatment For Glaucoma

Could gold be the ideal suprachoroidal shunt material?” The SOLX® gold micro shunt is made of 24-carat (99.95% pure) gold. How Well Does the SOLX® Gold Micro Shunt Appear to Work?

European Trial Of STARflo™ Glaucoma Shunt Has Begun

A European study of the STARflo™ Glaucoma Shunt is now underway. This implant is made of a soft, spongy silicon material. How Well Does the STARflo™ Glaucoma Shunt Work?

Suprachoroidal Implants For Glaucoma Treatment | An Introduction

Learn more about Suprachoroidal Implants for Glaucoma Treatment. These shunts or stent implants are placed in the eye to increase the aqueous flow via the unconventional uveoscleral pathway to further lower IOP.

Hydrus™ Microstent – A Promising Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

The Hydrus™ Microstent (Ivantis, Irvine, CA), like the iStent, is a trabecular microbypass stent. Made of nickel-titanium, it can most easily be thought of as a very long iStent.

What If Canaloplasty Doesn’t Work?

What if Canaloplasty Doesn’t Work? Although there is evidence that canaloplasty can be an effective long-term treatment for glaucoma, studies indicate that…

Canaloplasty – HealthTalk at San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

Watch and learn what canaloplasty is. This was the presentation of Dr. David Ricahrdson at San Gabriel Valley Medical Center’s Healthtalk last November 2014

Marijuana Works As a Treatment for Glaucoma, But…

Marijuana Works As a Treatment for Glaucoma, But… Let’s get this out of the way. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinoid, the active compound in marijuana, reduces the production of fluid within the eye (known as the aqueous fluid).[1] The problem, however, is that it only...

Leading Canaloplasty Surgeons’ Call

Canaloplasty (pronounced Kah-NAL-oh-plas-tee) is a new glaucoma treatment that gives many people with this potentially blinding condition the hope of saving the vision they have. Canaloplasty can reduce pressure in the eye (IOP) by nearly 40%, and many glaucoma...

Ophthalmologist in California, Dr. David Richardson At Hawaiian Eye 2012

Lifestyle Impact of Glaucoma Canaloplasty (pronounced Kah-NAL-oh-plas-tee) is a new glaucoma treatment that gives many people with this potentially blinding condition the hope of saving the vision they have. Canaloplasty can reduce pressure in the eye (IOP) by nearly...

Automated Contact Lenses To Revolutionize Glaucoma Treatment In The US Soon

A new prototype contact lens called SENSIMED Triggerfish® Sensor is creating a stir among glaucoma specialists as it is set to be marketed in American shores this year. Although it has been successfully used in a number of European countries like Switzerland,...