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Cataracts and glaucoma are two of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, robbing millions of people of their sight as they age. While cataracts are completely curable, vision loss caused by glaucoma is permanent, making maintaining your IOP, or intraocular eye pressure, important. Advanced treatment with iStent Inject® is designed to lower pressure within the eye while replacing lenses clouded by cataracts. This makes it the perfect treatment for both, but what makes an ideal candidate for treatment?
At Ventura Eye Institute in Camarillo, California, our eye health specialists offer iStent Inject as a way to treat cataracts and glaucoma at the same time.
You can develop cataracts and glaucoma comorbidly, but only one can be cured, while the other can only be managed. If you're already undergoing cataract surgery to restore your vision, surgeons can intervene and treat glaucoma, which happens when the IOP of your eye is too high.
The premium intraocular lens (IOL) iStent Inject is designed with this in mind. It utilizes two tiny stents to allow the free passage of aqueous fluid within the eye. This lowers the pressure within the eye, slowing the progression of glaucoma. As one of the smallest devices ever implanted within the human body, iStent Inject is an impressive microinvasive technological solution to an irreversible problem.
However, IOLs should be chosen carefully, and you'll need to discuss whether a premium lens like iStent Inject is a good fit for you.
One of the biggest dangers regarding glaucoma is its lack of symptoms, giving it a reputation as a silent and insidious condition. Glaucoma can only be managed, not cured, making it important that you receive treatment and testing. If you have been diagnosed with mild to moderate glaucoma and take medication to control your IOP, you may benefit from implantation.
By combining lens implantation and cataract surgery, iStent Inject allows you to receive treatment for both conditions at once. The premium IOL replaces your clouded lens and protects your remaining vision, a unique investment in your future that may prevent vision loss due to cataracts or glaucoma.
The prime candidates for iStent inject are those who are already considering premium IOLs and wish to manage their intraocular pressure more effectively. Other treatments for glaucoma, such as eye drops, can become less effective over time, but iStent inject is clinically proven and procedurally elegant, leading to its growing popularity as a front-line treatment.
If you are already considering surgery to correct cataracts, it might be time to take action against glaucoma as well. To learn more about iStent Inject and discuss your potential as a candidate, schedule an appointment at Ventura Eye Institute by calling 805-388-1211 or scheduling an appointment online.
