Brian Walsh looks to transcend glaucoma treatment with CyPass micro-stent

Transcend Medical CEO Brian Walsh tells MassDevice.com why his company's CyPass micro-stent is poised to revolutionize the treatment of glaucoma. Until recently, the treatment for glaucoma – a group of diseases that cause pressure within the eyeball – consisted of several options, none of them ideal. Patients could opt for medicines, either oral or via eyedrops, to lower eye pressure. A surgical option that in essence creates a drain in the eyeball for ocular fluid is also available, as is a procedure call laser trabeculoplasty that also creates a drainage pathway. Transcend Medical Inc.News Well, MassDevice Q&A, Optical/Ophthalmicread more
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