Illinois' Belleville News Democrat (2/12) reported that a new device called the Trabectome speeds glaucoma operations and post-surgical recovery.

The device works by reducing pressure in the eye without the need for the filtration or shunts used in traditional glaucoma surgery, allowing surgeons to remove tissue so fluid more easily drains out of the eye. While traditional glaucoma surgery usually means several weeks of recovery with no lifting or bending, the recovery with the Trabectome normally takes about a week. But, not all glaucoma patients...are good candidates for the new device. According to glaucoma researcher Carla J. Siegfried, M.D., patients in the early to moderate stages of the disease are the best candidates

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