Glaucoma and Cataracts
Intervention for glaucoma during the cataract surgery patients already need just makes sense. Intervening with technology that doesn’t require an implant, has been shown to provide long-term IOP reduction, and is seamlessly adopted makes even more sense.
However, cataract and glaucoma are not always addressed simultaneously even though up to 20% of patients with cataracts also have glaucoma. Present MIGS have not succeeded in making combined cataract and glaucoma treatment a standard of care.
32 million
cataract procedures are performed worldwide each year1
up to 20%
of patients undergoing cataract surgery also have glaucoma / OHT2
Drop therapy is the mainstay of glaucoma treatment but can be a burden on patients and impact their quality of life. Lowering medication burden can have a positive effect on health-related quality of life.3