Ep 35 Talking About Glaucoma - 21Feb2022 GEDDE Steve Lessons Learned from Glaucoma Surgical Trials (AAC)

Ep 35 Talking About Glaucoma - 21Feb2022 GEDDE Steve Lessons Learned from Glaucoma Surgical Trials (AAC)

There have been many trials proving surgical intervention does indeed reduce the risk of progressive glaucoma damage for our patients. These include Treatment vs No Treatment studies as well as studies that compare different types of treatment. In this episode, I talk with Steve Gedde, from the University of Miami's Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, about lessons learned from these clinical trials.

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Ep 23 Talking About Glaucoma - 3Nov2014: ab-interno trabecular bypass surgery (AAC Enhanced)

Ep 23 Talking About Glaucoma - 3Nov2014: ab-interno trabecular bypass surgery (AAC Enhanced)

In this episode, Tom Samuelson and I discuss trabecular bypass procedures including the currently available & two future models of the iStent, and the Ivantis Hydrus Microstent. There is a tendency for doctors to prescribe third and fourth glaucoma medications even though it is well known that there is such a diminishing return after two medications. These ab-interno devices can serve as a glaucoma-lite procedure, the next step after two medications for those reluctant to proceed with a potentially more effective but more risky trabeculectomy. The use of multiple iStents, next generation devices, or targeting delivery to visualized collector ducts should lead to improvements in ab-interno trabecular bypass procedures in the years ahead.

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