Procedural Pharmaceuticals in Glaucoma with Steve Sarkisian, ep 42

Procedural Pharmaceuticals in Glaucoma with Steve Sarkisian, ep 42

In this episode, I talk with Steve Sarkisian, Founder and CEO of Oklahoma Eye Surgeons about Procedural Pharmaceuticals. After a bit of talk about Rock ‘n Roll, we get into iDose (travaprost), Durysta (bimataprost), iDose combined with MIGS and/or cataract surgery, SpyGlass lens implant with bimataprost chambers, SLT laser as first line therapy, AlloFlo Uveo.

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Ep 25 Talking About Glaucoma - 29Feb2016: Nelson Winkler & Cheryl Khanna Team Based Glaucoma Care (mp3 version)

Ep 25 Talking About Glaucoma - 29Feb2016: Nelson Winkler & Cheryl Khanna Team Based Glaucoma Care (mp3 version)

In this episode, I talk with Nelson Winkler (a medical student at the time) and Cheryl Khanna (Glaucoma attending) at The Mayo Clinic, who analyzed the outcomes of their team based model for Glaucoma care...

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Ep 23 Talking About Glaucoma - 3Nov2014: ab-interno trabecular bypass surgery (mp3 version)

Ep 23 Talking About Glaucoma - 3Nov2014: ab-interno trabecular bypass surgery (mp3 version)

In this episode, Tom Samuelson and I discuss trabecular bypass procedures including the currently available & two future models of the iStent, and the Ivantis Hydrus Microstent. There is a tendency for doctors to prescribe third and fourth glaucoma medications even though it is well known that there is such a diminishing return after two medications. These ab-interno devices can serve as a glaucoma-lite procedure, the next step after two medications for those reluctant to proceed with a potentially more effective but more risky trabeculectomy. The use of multiple iStents, next generation devices, or targeting delivery to visualized collector ducts should lead to improvements in ab-interno trabecular bypass procedures in the years ahead.

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