MIGS (Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery)

The Vision Care Center now offers a multitude of surgeries that are quicker and safer than the traditional trabeculectomy surgery for glaucoma. Once diagnosed with glaucoma, you will spend the rest of your life taking one, two, or even three different prescription eye drops. Unfortunately, you will need to use these drops every day, which will not only be inconvenient but potentially very expensive. The older trabeculectomy surgery is an effective surgery, but it can cause multiple complications. The MIGS procedures are a safer alternative to help decrease the burden of using eye drops and treat glaucoma.

Xen Stent

Glaucoma develops as the eye’s natural drainage system shuts down.  This raises the eye pressure, causing glaucoma. The Xen Stent is a gel stent that bypasses the natural drainage system. It creates a secondary drainage to help lower eye pressure. It is a quick, effective surgery. At The Vision Care Center, the Xen Stent is the most effective MIGS procedure for anyone with insufficient glaucoma control.

iStent and Hydrus stent

The iStent and Hydrus are microscopic stents designed to expand and improve the function of the eye’s natural drainage. They are injected inside the eye during surgery, and patients are unable to feel them. They are indicated for mild to moderate glaucoma patients currently using glaucoma eye drops. They have the ability to decrease the amount of drops that a patient takes or just to help decrease eye pressure in conjunction with the eye drops.