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Throw Away The Script - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - February 2019

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F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 1 2 3 T here are roughly 3 million glaucoma sufferers in the United States and most have one thing in common. "They hate the drops," says Steven Sarkisian, MD, a glaucoma surgeon who practices in Oklahoma City, Okla. He's of course referring to the daily grind of applying — and remembering to apply — topical eye drops that lower intraocular pressure (IOP). The number of glaucoma sufferers is expected to increase as the aging population provides a steady stream of new cases and physi- The Rise of Interventional Glaucoma These minimally invasive procedures are displacing daily drop regimens. Daniel Cook | Executive Editor • DUAL PURPOSE Jeffrey Soohoo, MD, completes a combined cataract and glaucoma procedure, which has the potential to reduce intraocular pressure in 20% of cataract patients. Jeffrey Soohoo, MD

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