Life without glasses is great
This week, surgeons at Eye Centre Prague implanted titanium micro-stents in patients with glaucoma. This is a completely new method of glaucoma treatment, and Eye Centre Prague has become the first private center in the Czech Republic where this surgery has been performed.
Glaucoma, also known as green cataract, most commonly arises as a result of increased intraocular pressure. This is caused by disruption and blockage of the natural drainage of fluids through the eye's drainage system.
The new method using two unique titanium micro-implants, called "iStent inject® W" stents, helps patients restore the natural drainage of fluid from the eye, thus regulating their intraocular pressure. During the procedure, the surgeon implants two stents into the patient's eye, creating a micro-bypass in the area where the outflow of intraocular fluid faces the most resistance. The surgery is performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. After the implantation, patients neither see nor feel the stents. Thanks to the restoration of normal intraocular pressure, patients may be able to reduce or even completely eliminate glaucoma medications after the surgery.
The glaucoma surgery using this new method was first performed at Eye Centre Prague on two patients. The first surgery was conducted by Associate Professor Jiří Pašta, and the second by Doctor Andrea Janeková. Both microsurgical procedures went smoothly, and the patients felt great after the surgery.
"I am very proud that our eye clinic had the opportunity to become the first private center to introduce this new method of glaucoma treatment and offer it to the first patients," says the director of Eye Centre Prague, Mgr. Adam Janek, MHA, MBA, adding, "Our goal is to continuously bring new methods and technologies of treatment to our patients. This new, unique glaucoma treatment is one of these innovations, and I believe it will provide a chance for a better quality of life for patients with glaucoma."
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