May 3, 2012 (Chicago, Illinois) — The second-generation GTS400 stent has a high intraoperative reliability, and appears to be safe and effective, with a postoperative decrease in intraocular pressure ...

CORONADO, California — Trabecular micro-bypass stents reduce intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients just as well as the prostaglandin analog travoprost, according to a new study. Although ...

(HealthDay) -- An ocular stent that's designed to reduce inner-eye pressure among people with mild or moderate open-angle glaucoma has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The ...

(HealthDay)—Stent surgery using a 6-mm-long stent made of gelatin material seems promising for patients with glaucoma, according to a report from the University of Michigan. Researchers from the ...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AqueSys, Inc., the developer of minimally invasive stent technology for the treatment of glaucoma, announced today that the company received a Class 3 Medical ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis' eye care unit Alcon is withdrawing a surgical stent for glaucoma patients after clinical data showed it may damage the eye, but the Swiss drugmaker said the move would not ...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AqueSys, Inc., the developer of minimally invasive stent technology for the treatment of glaucoma, announced today it will host a XEN Gel Stent Symposium at the 6 ...

In glaucoma surgery, in which only traumatic surgical procedures seemed to produce acceptable results, the search for new microsurgical methods has been particularly intense. As surgical procedures ...

Ophthalmologist Dr. Arnold Prywes has fulfilled a mission years in the making — helping a patient with a challenging case of glaucoma by implanting a sight-saving device that he invented in 1991.

Worldwide, more than one million trabecular microbypass stents have been implanted in combination with cataract surgery. Despite glaucoma medications and prior microbypass stenting, target IOP may no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis' eye care unit Alcon is withdrawing a surgical stent for glaucoma patients after ...

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