4 Topic Commentaries

Fostering an Interventional Glaucoma Culture

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  Jella An, MD, MBA

  Glaucoma, Ophthalmology

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  Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine

  MIGS have a significantly superior safety profile because they enhance the eye’s natural drainage system rather than create a hole in the eye, or a filter, as a trabeculectomy surgery does. They can be offered earlier in the disease and reduce the medication burdens for most patients.

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  Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH

  Glaucoma, Ophthalmology

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  Stanford University School of Medicine

  MIGS and trabeculectomy can mutually coexist, "One will not replace the other, because they are for different patients at different times in their glaucoma continuum."

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  Joshua R. Ehrlich, MD, MPH

  Glaucoma, Ophthalmology

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  University of Michigan

  The field of glaucoma is in a period of rapid innovation, with various novel medical and surgical treatments having been introduced in recent years.

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  Roya Garakani, DO

  Glaucoma, Ophthalmology

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  John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Health

  MIGS gives us an invaluable tool for managing glaucoma, "It’s part of a more modern approach to glaucoma care, as research now shows us that earlier surgical intervention often preserves more vision."

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