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Bookmark or Share- MIGS: The New Age of Glaucoma SurgeryFortunately, the MIGS revolution has allowed us to change our approach to surgical glaucoma for many patients. The main theme and priority of MIGS is patient safety. While no surgery is without risk, MIGS provide improved safety while usually providing mild-to-moderate IOP lowering. Categories of MIGS Procedures
- Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) - EyeWikiMIGS Definition. MIGS procedures constitute a group of surgical interventions which share five characteristics: High safety profile: Compared to traditional incisional surgeries, MIGS carry a much lower risk of serious complications such as hypotony, choroidal effusions, or choroidal hemorrhages.
- Combined Cataract-Glaucoma Surgery and MIGS - American ...Cataract surgery and MIGS. There are now several newer glaucoma procedures that do not require as much cutting into the eye and may involve less risk than traditional glaucoma surgeries (trabeculectomy and tube shunts). These are called MIGS, or micro-invasive or minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries.
- What Is MIGS? - Glaucoma Research FoundationMIGS has become a commonly used abbreviation in the glaucoma world. It stands for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. The goal of all glaucoma surgery is to lower eye pressure to prevent or reduce damage to the optic nerve.
- MIGs - Treatment - Glaucoma Research FoundationMinimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) procedures have been developed in recent years to treat patients earlier and more safely than conventional surgery. As with all new procedures, multi-year follow-up studies are required to see which ones will remain useful long-term.
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