Glaukos secured a new FDA clearance for its miniaturized stent system designed for glaucoma to help drain the inner eye of built-up fluids and normalize intraocular pressure. The company had received ...

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 ...

ZURICH, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Novartis eye care unit Alcon is voluntarily withdrawing its CyPass Micro-Stent after follow-up clinical data showed patients using the product experienced statistically ...

AbbVie has set its sights on a new medical device partnership to expand the scope of its existing eye-care portfolio. The Big Pharma is teaming up with Belgium’s iStar Medical, maker of a CE-marked ...

Over a 5-year period, the annual rate of progression in vision loss averaged 0.49 dB with surgery alone, compared with 0.26 dB with surgery plus a Schlemm's canal microstent (Hydrus). The results ...

FDA has announced it has approved the first glaucoma stent for use with cataract surgery, according to a news release. The iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent System, model GTS100R/L, manufactured by ...

Efficacy is higher for the Xen 45 gel stent implant as a standalone procedure than combined with cataract surgery. The Xen 45 gel stent implant provides effective, long-term treatment for open-angle ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MONTEREY, Calif. — Fewer adverse events overall were reported in eyes receiving Allergan’s Xen gel stent to ...

More than 3 million people in the U.S. are estimated to be living with glaucoma. By 2030, that number is expected to increase by 58% to more than 4.2 million people. Glaucoma is an eye disease ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Two recent studies by a University at Buffalo researcher could help increase safety and minimize expense for patients undergoing glaucoma surgery. The studies were conducted over ...

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