When most of us hear the word “stent,” we think of a device implanted during heart surgery to keep an artery open and blood flowing smoothly. Yet eye surgeons have been using tiny stents for years, relieving pressure on the optic nerves of glaucoma patients. The drawback has been that, until now, the FDA and... Read More

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We don’t think consciously about peripheral vision, but we use it all the time. That’s how drivers know a child has darted toward the street in pursuit of a ball. It’s also how pedestrians navigate through a crowd without constantly swiveling their heads from side to side. But peripheral vision can be the first thing... Read More

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Doctors have diagnosed glaucoma, a disease of the optic nerve, for more than 150 years. For much of that time, eye drops have been the first and most effective way to address the condition. Now a new tool no wider than an eyelash has come along to help patients preserve sight: Hydrus Microstent. And at... Read More

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Your eye doctor diagnoses you with open-angle glaucoma, the most common kind, in which fluid buildup increases intraocular pressure. You’re given drops to put in each eye as the first line of defense, as few as one drop per day or as many as five different kinds. Simple, right? Well, maybe – if you have a... Read More

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