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XEN Gel Stent
The XEN Gel Stent implant is a new, minimally invasive surgical technique for many forms of glaucoma.
The Collamer implant is only 6 millimetres long and thinner than a human hair. It is made of collagen, which is biocompatible and very well tolerated.
It functions as a minute tube, which can reduce pressure in the eye by up to 50% by draining excess fluid away. The XEN Gel Stent is so small that it:
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can be inserted without sutures
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is not visible from the outside
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is not noticed by the patient
When can the implant be used?
The XEN Gel Stent implant is suitable if, for example,
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You cannot tolerate drops that are used to lower your eye pressure
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Treatment with drops doesn’t reduce your eye pressure enough, or your eye pressure fluctuates too much even if you use the drops
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Your lifestyle makes it difficult for you to use eye drops regularly
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The depth of the anterior chamber of the eye is not sufficient
Dr. med. Kristof Vandkerckhove interviewed by Isabel Walker, british journalist, about the XEN gel stent
