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IOP decrease seen with standalone iStent procedure
A study showed a single iStent trabecular micro-bypass stent significantly reduced IOP in pseudophakic eyes with open-angle glaucoma in a standalone procedure, according to a Glaukos press release.The retrospective, consecutive case series included 42 pseudophakic eyes with a preoperative mean IOP of 20.26 mm Hg. At 2 years postop, mean medicated IOP in 21 eyes decreased by 6.64 mm Hg, or 33%, to 13.62 mm Hg.