Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS): XEN implant

An Update on Implants for Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)

For several years, the gold standard for surgical treatment of glaucoma has been trabeculectomy. Although very successful at reducing intraocular pressure (IOP), there are several potential complications of trabeculectomy, including sight-threatening ones. This has stimulated much research aimed at the development of new and effective procedures to lower IOP with an enhanced safety profile. Min...

Update on Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) and New Implants

Traditional glaucoma surgery has been challenged by the advent of innovative techniques and new implants in the past few years. There is an increasing demand for safer glaucoma surgery offering patients a timely surgical solution in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) and improving their quality of life. The new procedures and devices aim to lower IOP with a higher safety profile than fistulati...

Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

EDITORIAL BOARD Ivan Goldberg MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS. Head, Glaucoma Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital & Discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney. Remo Susanna MD, Professor and Head of Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Glaucoma Now is a continuing medical education publication. Distributed worldwide, our goal is to educate and update general ophthalmologists, glaucom...

Erratum to: An Update on Implants for Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)

Minimally-invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) for open angle glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND MIGS have been developed as a surgical alternative for glaucomatous patients. PURPOSE To analyze the change in intraocular pressure (IOP) and glaucoma medications using different MIGS devices (Trabectome, iStent, Excimer Laser Trabeculotomy (ELT), iStent Supra, CyPass, XEN, Hydrus, Fugo Blade, Ab interno canaloplasty, Goniscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy) as a solo procedu...