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.
With the plethora of surgical options available today, the hardest thing is to choose which treatment is the best for individual patients, and it seems difficult to find a balance between efficacy and safety, she said.
“With most MIGS
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