07/03/2024
Risk Factors of Glaucoma:
Glaucoma is believed to be a genetic disease and may not appear until later in life. Besides hereditary factors, glaucoma can also be caused by a severe eye infection, a blunt eye injury or trauma, inflammatory eye conditions, or blockage of the eye’s blood vessels.
Other risk factors may include:
Elevated eye pressure
Having a relative with glaucoma
Sudden considerable changes in eye pressure
Decreased central corneal thickness
Older age
Blunt eye trauma
African, Asian or Hispanic ethnicity
Inflammatory eye Conditions
Glaucoma Treatment...
iStent
iStent is the smallest medical implants known to be implanted in the human body. iStent measures just 0.36 mm long and is made of titanium (C).
How does iStent work?
Implanted at the time of cataract surgery, or in a separate procedure, iStent is designed to create a bypass between the front part of the eye and its natural drainage pathway to increase the flow of fluid.
By creating a permanent bypass through the primary blockage site (trabecular meshwork), iStent is designed to –
* improve the eye’s natural fluid outflow to safely lower intraocular pressure, and
* work continuously to improve the natural flow of fluid in the eye.
