Glaucoma Surgery

Xen Glaucoma Stents

Recovery from advanced glaucoma filtration changed dramatically with the Xen implant. A brief procedure using small incisions to place the Xen inside the eye and allow filtration outside the globe of the eye to lower eye pressure for day and night control of glaucoma.

Hydrus Glaucoma Implants

Reducing need for medications and sparing a large percentage of patients from further glaucoma surgery, the Hydrus implant during cataract surgery has allowed another level of glaucoma care not attainable with smaller micro-invasive glaucoma implants.

iStent and ECP

One of the first micro-invasive glaucoma implants, the iStent bypasses the drainage canal resistance to flow and improves eye pressure reduction. Using the iStent implant and endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP) combine an elegant strategy to lower inflow and increase outflow together to lower eye pressure.

DSLT and SLT Laser - Direct / Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty

Often a first procedure for glaucoma patients needing lower intraocular pressure (IOP) the SLT laser has many advantages worth considering when discussing your care with your ophthalmologist.

​​​​​​​The DSLT is a fast, non-contact laser treatment for Glaucoma that uses precise imaging technology to target the eye’s drainage system. This treatment can improve aqueous outflow and lower intraocular pressure, which is important for the treatment of Glaucoma. The device delivers 120 laser pulses through a part of the eye called the limbus into the trabecular meshwork that directs aqueous outflow from the front of the eye. This advanced imaging technology can track eye movements and continue to deliver treatment as the eye moves, and delivers the treatment in approximately 2.5 seconds. Compared to the standard SLT which can take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete, and requires a contact lens to be placed onto the surface of the eye during the treatments.

Topical Medications for Glaucoma. Eye Drops

• Prostaglandins

• Beta-blockers

• RCK enzyme inhibitors

• Alpha-agonists

• Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors

Glaucoma Drainage Devices for advanced refractory glaucoma

• Baerveldt Glaucoma Tube shunt

• Ahmed Glaucoma Tube shunt