Pages

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Specialty Eye Institute Physician First in Michigan to use iStent Technology


Eye surgeon Kevin Lavery, MD, of Specialty Eye Institute, announced that he is now providing the iStent® Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent as a treatment option to reduce eye pressure for patients with both cataracts and glaucoma. Dr. Lavery is the first surgeon in Michigan to perform surgery using the iStent® technology. This technology will be a great benefit to patients in the Jackson, Battle Creek, and Kalamazoo SEI offices.

The iStent® is FDA-approved for use in conjunction with cataract surgery to reduce eye pressure in adult patients with mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma currently being treated with glaucoma medicine.  In clinical trials, iStent® has been shown to safely reduce eye pressure, which is the primary cause of open-angle glaucoma.  “This is exciting news for people who have both cataract and glaucoma,” says Dr. Lavery.   

The eye drops used to treat glaucoma can be difficult to administer and expensive.  With iStent®, many patients will need less medicine to control their eye pressure and some may not need prescription eye drops at all. “When pressure in the eye is out of control, it can increase the risk of permanent vision loss.  I consider iStent® an important advancement in protecting against vision loss for my glaucoma patients,” adds Dr. Lavery.  

iStent®, is the smallest medical devise ever approved by the FDA, and is placed in a patient’s eye during cataract surgery.  Dr. Lavery went on to say, “It is so small, you are unable to see or feel it after the procedure is done.  Although you won’t even know iStent®, is there, it will be working to help reduce your eye pressure.”  

This iStent® technology is another “first” for Specialty Eye Institute.  In 2011, SEI surgeons were the first in Michigan to obtain the LenSx® laser, the first FDA approved laser for use inside the eye.  LenSx® provides cataracts patients with individualized treatment, as well as a more precise surgical outcome, and improved healing time.  

Specialty Eye Institute offers comprehensive eye care services in 10 locations throughout Michigan and Ohio. Treatments include diseases of the eye, cataracts, corneal disease, glaucoma, dry eye, macular degeneration, diabetic eye care, blepharoplasty, and laser vision correction. For more information about Specialty Eye Institute, or to schedule an appointment, please call 1-877-852-8463 or visit www.specialtyeyeinstitute.com

10 comments:

  1. Eye is very sensible part of our body and people need to take care after some regular interval. There are many disease which need surgery in time.

    Cataracts for Dogs

    ReplyDelete
  2. There are lots of people who are suffering because of eye diseases and they are looking for good eye doctor that provides good services and good results.


    eye exam columbia sc

    ReplyDelete
  3. I have known Kevin Lavery for a long time and he is one of the best Eye surgeon I have ever known. He treats his patients with great care and provides them with proper treatment. Good luck from http://www.boisemountaineyecare.com/.

    ReplyDelete
  4. My coder is trying to persuade me to move to .net from PHP. I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses. But he's tryiong none the less. I've been using WordPress on a number of websites for about a year and am nervous about switching to another platform. I have heard excellent things about blogengine.net. Is there a way I can import all my wordpress posts into it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!orthopedic surgery Houston

    ReplyDelete
  5. Thanks so much for this information. I have to let you know I concur on several of the points you make here and others may require some further review, but I can see your viewpoint. Lasik Eye Surgery Michigan

    ReplyDelete
  6. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  7. very interesting post.this is my first time visit here.i found so mmany interesting stuff in your blog especially its discussion..thanks for the post! droopy lower eyelid surgery

    ReplyDelete
  8. This is really a nice and informative, containing all information and also has a great impact on the new technology. Thanks for sharing it, https://yaldoeyecenter.com

    ReplyDelete
  9. I am happy to find your distinguished way of writing the post. Now you make it easy for me to understand and implement the concept. Thank you for the post. https://yaldoeyecenter.com

    ReplyDelete
  10. These are some great tools that i definitely use for SEO work. This is a great list to use in the future.. https://yaldoeyecenter.com

    ReplyDelete