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...
Two new Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) implants gained FDA approval in 2016: the Alcon CyPass Micro-Stent® and the Allergan XEN® Gel Implant. Of these, only the CyPass Micro-Stent® offers a bleb-free method of reducing intraocular pressure (IOP). The CyPass...
