Eyeworld

JUL 2017

EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

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CyPass ® Micro-Stent — the next wave in micro-invasive glaucoma surgery. Get on board today. © 2017 Novartis 2/17 US-CYP-16-E-5201a CHARTING THE CHARTING THE CHARTING THE CHARTING THE NEW COURSE NEW COURSE FOR MIGS FOR MIGS NOW AVAILABLE SEE WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION CAUTION: FEDERAL USA LAW RESTRICTS THIS DEVICE TO SALE BY OR ON THE ORDER OF A PHYSICIAN. INDICATION: The CyPass ® Micro-Stent is indicated for use in conjunction with cataract surgery for the reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) in adult patients with mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). CONTRAINDICATIONS: Use of the CyPass Micro-Stent is contraindicated in the following circumstances or conditions: (1) in eyes with angle-closure glaucoma; and (2) in eyes with traumatic, malignant, uveitic, or neovas- cular glaucoma or discernible congenital anomalies of the anterior chamber angle. MRI INFORMATION: The CyPass Micro-Stent is magnetic resonance (MR) Safe: the implant is constructed of polyimide material, a non-conducting, non-metallic, non-magnetic polymer that poses no known hazards in all magnetic resonance imaging environments. WARNINGS: Gonioscopy should be performed prior to surgery to exclude peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS), rubeosis, and other angle abnormalities or conditions that would prohibit adequate visualization of the angle that could lead to improper placement of the stent and pose a hazard. PRECAUTIONS: The surgeon should monitor the patient postoperatively for proper maintenance of intraocular pressure. The safety and effectiveness of the CyPass Micro-Stent has not been established as an alternative to the primary treatment of glaucoma with medications, in patients 21 years or younger, in eyes with signi cant prior trauma, chronic in ammation, eyes with an abnormal anterior segment, eyes with chronic in ammation, eyes with glaucoma associated with vascular disorders, pseudophakic eyes with glaucoma, eyes with uveitic glaucoma, eyes with pseudoexfoliative or pigmentary glaucoma, eyes with other secondary open-angle glaucomas, eyes that have undergone prior incisional glaucoma surgery or cilioablative procedures, eyes with laser trabeculoplasty performed ≤ 3 months prior to the surgical screening visit, eyes with unmedicated IOP less than 21 mmHg or greater than 33 mmHg, eyes with medicated IOP greater than 25 mmHg, in the setting of complicated cataract surgery with iatrogenic injury to the anterior or posterior segment, and when implantation is without concomitant cataract surgery with IOL implantation for visually signi cant cataract. The safety and effectiveness of use of more than a single CyPass Micro-Stent has not been established. ADVERSE EVENTS: In a randomized, multicenter clinical trial comparing cataract surgery with the CyPass Micro-Stent to cataract surgery alone, the most common postoperative adverse events included: BCVA loss of 10 or more letters at 3 months after surgery (8.8% for the CyPass Micro-Stent vs. 15.3% for cataract surgery only); anterior chamber cell and are requiring steroid treatment 30 or more days after surgery (8.6% vs. 3.8%); worsening of visual eld mean deviation by 2.5 or more decibels (6.7% vs. 9.9%); IOP increase of 10 or more mmHg 30 or more days after surgery (4.3% vs. 2.3%); and corneal edema 30 or more days after surgery, or severe in nature (3.5% vs. 1.5%). AT TENTION: PLEASE REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, AND ADVERSE EVENTS.

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