GT: The Podcast

Welcome to GT: The Podcast! In this episode, Chelvin Sng, BA, MA, MBBChir, MMed, MRCS(Ed), FRCS(Ed), FAMS, recaps her article, “The Paul Glaucoma Implant,” which was featured in the November/December issue of Glaucoma Today. The Paul Glaucoma Implant (Advanced Ophthalmic Innovations) is a glaucoma drainage device designed to fulfill the unmet need for a tube shunt with greater efficacy but a lower risk of hypotony. Dr. Sng reviews device characteristics, surgical technique, postoperative management, and clinical data.

Welcome to GT: The Podcast! In this episode, Mohamed M. Khodeiry, MD, MSc, recaps his article, “Glaucoma Intrascleral Tube Surgery,” written with James Richardson-May, MD, and Ahmed Elbably, MSc, FRCS, and featured in the July/August issue of Glaucoma Today. A surgical modification called glaucoma intrascleral tube surgery (GITS) may help address some postoperative complications associated with subconjunctival stent implantation. Dr. Khodeiry discusses the development of GITS, specifics of the surgical technique, early outcomes, and future directions.

Rachel Chapman recaps her article, “Tube Erosion,” which was written with Matthew Henderson, MD; Dan Arreaza-Kaufman, MD; Jonathan Eisengart, MD; and Mary Qiu, MD, and was featured in the May/June issue of Glaucoma Today. Glaucoma drainage implants can lower IOP and preserve patients’ vision, but the devices carry the risk of tube erosion, a serious complication that requires prompt surgical management. Ms. Chapman reviews the rates of tube erosion, risk factors, strategies for prevention, and techniques for surgical revision.

On this episode of Survey Says, a special edition of GT: The Podcast, I. Paul Singh, MD, is joined by guests Emily Schehlein, MD, and H. George Tanaka, MD, to review a real case from his practice involving a patient with glaucoma with a history of SLT and MIGS. Though the patient’s IOP is at target, she is very unhappy with topical medication. The group discusses the importance of quality of life and weighs possible next steps, including drug delivery, repeat SLT, surgical intervention, or continuing as is. Later, the guests find out what Dr. Singh did, and they compare their opinions with the results of a social media poll of GT’s audience.

Neeru A. Vallabh, MBBS, FRCOphth, PhD, FEBOS-GL, recaps her article, “The Role of Anterior Segment OCT in MIGS,” which was featured in the March/April issue of Glaucoma Today. Dr. Vallabh explores how this mode of advanced imaging can enhance the patient evaluation and surgical results, reviewing its utility for preoperative evaluation and intraoperative adjustments and its ability to provide insights into postoperative outcomes.