Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

Five Medicare Administrative Contractors have withdrawn their final local coverage determinations for micro-invasive glaucoma surgery that were scheduled to take effect on Jan. 29, 2024, according to a press release from Sight Sciences.

In this exclusive surgical video for Healio, I. Paul Singh, MD, implants the Hydrus microstent from Alcon in a patient with glaucoma following cataract surgery.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Alanna Nattis, DO, FAAO, discusses digital visualization in cataract surgery and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, Philip Bloom, MD, speaks about endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation for the management of glaucoma.

Approximately 3 million Americans carry the diagnosis of glaucoma. At 5 years after diagnosis, approximately 5% require invasive surgical intervention.

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective, Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD, and Deborah Ristvedt, DO, discuss the impact that an interventional glaucoma treatment paradigm can have on patients and the larger glaucoma treatment space.

With more than 20 million procedures performed to date in the U.S., LASIK is still the most popular and most performed laser vision correction method, according to the Refractive Surgery Council.

I am a comprehensive ophthalmologist practicing at the Center for Excellence in Eye Care, a subspecialty ophthalmology group in Miami. Given our location, we see a high proportion of minority patients from the Caribbean.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, explains why endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation is a versatile MIGS procedure.

In a 2020 position statement on microinvasive glaucoma surgery, the American Glaucoma Society said: