Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

Bausch + Lomb acquired Elios Vision, including its technology to perform a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery procedure with an excimer laser, according to a press release.

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.

Patients with glaucoma who underwent cataract surgery in combination with the Omni surgical system had lower IOP and used fewer medications at 24 months compared with outcomes with other devices, according to a study.

The global population in 2024 is just more than 8 billion. One-half of the world’s population, or at least 4 billion people, reside in emerging countries with less well-developed economies and health care systems.

Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery could potentially offer an effective alternative to lifelong use of medications at a global level.

WAILEA, Hawaii — New options have enriched the field of glaucoma, but trabeculectomy should continue to be part of the training and practice of glaucoma surgeons because no novel procedure can achieve the same low-range target IOP.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Ophthalmologists should consider combining cataract surgery with conventional outflow minimally invasive glaucoma surgery when treating patients with glaucoma, according to a speaker here.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye/Retina 2024, Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, discusses the recent threats to reimbursement for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery procedures.

The top Healio glaucoma-related items this year covered the association between acute angle-closure glaucoma and certain medications, as well as a discussion about a needed paradigm shift in the approach to glaucoma treatment.