Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

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

The volume of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery has increased significantly in recent years, providing an alternative to traditional glaucoma surgeries.

I was honored to give the Stephen A. Obstbaum, MD, Lecture at the 2022 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting and the Ridley Medal Lecture at the 2023 Snowmass Retina & Eye meeting.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Michael Mbagwu, MD, discusses a study using IRIS Registry data to understand the medication reduction of different MIGS procedures.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery with the PreserFlo microshunt leads to good IOP control with minimal anterior segment parameter variations, according to a study presented here.

Sight Sciences launched the Ergo-Series of its Omni surgical system for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in the United States.

In this Healio Video Perspective from Glaucoma 360 New Horizons Forum, Durga S. Borkar, MD, MMCi, discusses how real-world evidence generation can improve patients’ clinical outcomes.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Brian A. Francis, MD, discusses the advantages of inflow vs. outflow minimally invasive glaucoma surgery procedures.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, provides an overview of the products and tools in the pipeline for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.

Amid all the anecdotes and discussions around our numerous options for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, hard data have the unique power to cut through the noise.