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PUBLICATION EXCLUSIVE: MIGS devices greatly expand treatment armamentarium
The recent FDA approvals of the Glaukos iStent, Alcon CyPass and Allergan Xen surgical devices for the treatment of glaucoma have significantly expanded the options for the American ophthalmologist. We also have a new simple disposable Kahook Dual Blade from New World Medical for trabeculectomy, which is an intriguing and inexpensive alternative to the implantable microinvasive glaucoma surgery devices.It is interesting and important that each of these MIGS procedures utilizes a different mechanism of action, suggesting that they may be used together or sequentially in more complex patients. In addition, (Read more...)