Specialist gives pearls on gel stent implant

The Allergan Xen gel stent is a successful attempt to combine minimal invasiveness and maximum effectiveness, according to one specialist.“It achieves mean IOP just 1 mm Hg above the pressure benchmark of trabeculectomy, combining the efficacy of subconjunctival filtration with a minimally invasive procedure,” Ingeborg Stalmans, MD, PhD, said.