iStent Surgery
Today, there are many different treatment options available to help prevent vision loss caused by high eye pressure and glaucoma. If you have both glaucoma and cataracts, iStent is a new, FDA-approved treatment that can significantly reduce eye pressure.
What is the iStent?
The iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass stent is a new surgical therapy for glaucoma that is designed to improve aqueous outflow to safely lower IOP and may reduce medication burden; but this will be at the discretion of your physician.
iStent is the smallest medical device ever approved by the FDA and is placed in your eye during cataract surgery. It is so small, you won’t be able to see or feel it after surgery but it will be continuously working to help reduce your eye pressure.
How can iStent help me?
Every day, you are probably taking one or more eye drops to control your eye pressure. By improving the outflow of fluid from your eyes, iStent works to help control your eye pressure. After implantation of iStent, many patients are able to control their eye pressure.
Controlling eye pressure is extremely important to reduce the risk for vision loss due to glaucoma. If you forget to take your eye drops or ‘skip a dose’, this can cause large changes in your eye pressure. Large changes in eye pressure can increases the risk for vision loss.
If you are interested in learning more about this groundbreaking technology, call A Center for VisionCare today at 818-762-0647 to schedule an appointment and find out if the iStent® is right for you!
For more information please visit the Glaukos website: http://www.glaukos.com/patients