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Postoperative anterior uveitis in a patient submitted to combined treatment with cataract surgery and iStent inject®. How to manage?

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries are surgical treatment alternatives for glaucoma aimed at reducing intraocular pressure with a better safety profile compared to traditional trabeculectomy. However, in spite of less invasive techniques, complications may develop in any surgical procedure. T...

Procedimentos Minimamente Invasivos para Glaucoma: uma revisão atualizada da literatura

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
RESUMO O glaucoma é considerado a maior causa de cegueira irreversível no mundo, e o aumento da pressão intraocular constitui seu principal fator de risco. Usualmente, a terapia inicial do glaucoma consiste na redução da pressão intraocular a partir da instilação de drogas hipotensoras tópicas, ...

Preventing glaucoma progression using the trabecular micro-bypass implant iStent inject®. A cost-effectiveness analysis

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the economic impact of reducing glaucoma progression by using the trabecular micro-bypass implant, iStent inject®, in the Reference Centers for glaucoma treatment within the Brazilian Public Unified Health System (SUS). Methods In a cost-effectiveness analysis, a Markov ...