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Who is your ideal candidate for a XEN over other filtering procedures such as trabs or tubes?

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Ophthalmology · University of Maryland School of Medicine
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I typically reserve the Xen Gel Stent for elderly, Caucasian patients, especially women, with moderate open-angle glaucoma who need better pressure control but don’t require single-digit IOPs. These patients tend to have thinner, less fibrotic Tenon’s capsules and a lower risk of scarring, which all...

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