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What do the numbers tell us about the iStent?
As a cataract surgeon, my primary concern is managing a patient’s cataract. I want to provide my patient with the best vision and fewest postoperative issues possible. When I finish a case that in my mind went perfect, do I really want to tilt the patient’s head, tilt the microscope and deal with a glaucoma stent?It is easy to convince ourselves that if a patient with concomitant glaucoma is controlled on drops, we should leave well enough alone. But my feeling is I have a responsibility to help these patients (Read more...)