New Surgical Approach in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Xen Gel Stent a Minimally Invasive Technique
Dupont, G.; Collignon, N.
Revue Medicale de Liege 71(2): 90-93
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-629X PMID: 27141652 Document Number: 688575
Primary open-angle glaucoma is a progressive ocular disease affecting adults and associated with visual field defect. The aim of its treatment is to lower the ocular pressure by means of ocular drops, laser or surgery. To date, traditional surgical techniques still remain quite invasive, but recent research efforts have been made with a view to develop minimally invasive techniques. The Xen Gel Stent is one of them. It allows a safe and efficient lowering of ocular pressure by creating a sub-conjunctival flow, following an ab interno procedure that highly preserves the architecture of the treated eye.