Glaukos has claimed a series of regulatory clearances in Europe for its micro-scale surgical implants to treat patients with glaucoma, expanding the company’s reach overseas. The green lights under ...

New minimally invasive glaucoma treatments, including stents placed during cataract surgery and long-acting eye implants, are now available in Cape May County, reducing reliance on daily eye drops.

While the Xen 45 gel stent implant showed beneficial long-term outcomes for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma, a substantial proportion of patients needed follow-up operations or bleb needling, ...

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 ...

Optometrist Dr. David Kordish often talks to patients about glaucoma and cataracts in doing general eye care. Now, he can see his patients with clearer vision and freedom from glaucoma medication ...

Laser eye surgeries can help treat glaucoma by improving the outflow of fluid in the eye. Types of surgeries include trabeculoplasty, iridotomy, and cyclophotocoagulation. Doctors may suggest a ...

Open-angle glaucoma is a chronic condition associated with increased intraocular pressure, which leads to progressive damage to the optic nerve. Early stages are usually asymptomatic but as the ...

Three years after Alcon pulled its CyPass Micro-Stent from the market due to safety concerns, the Novartis spinoff has found another glaucoma treatment device to take its place. The Hydrus Microstent ...

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 ...

Christine Funke, MD, a glaucoma specialist at Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center in Phoenix, Arizona, discussed how minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has been able to offer her patients better ...

Ivantis Inc. in Irvine closed on a $25 million Series C funding round for development and eventual marketing of a stent intended for use in glaucoma surgery. New investor RA Capital Management LLC in ...

There is not much good evidence about how well this procedure works or how safe it is for primary open-angle glaucoma. This procedure can be used but only when patients are having regular checks to ...