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Micro-stent combined with phaco reduces IOP, medication use at 3 years
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A supraciliary micro-stent reduced IOP with a high safety profile in patients with open-angle glaucoma, according to a scientific poster presented at the American Glaucoma Society meeting here. Reay H. Brown, MD, and colleagues reported results of the CyPass Clinical Experience study, a prospective, multicenter analysis that included 522 patients; 269 patients underwent combined small-incision cataract surgery and implantation of a CyPass micro-stent (Transcend Medical). Of the 269 patients who had combined surgery, 102 had uncontrolled IOP (21 mm Hg or higher) and 167 had controlled (Read more...)