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Clearing Hurdles in MIGS Care

Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC; Arsham Sheybani, MD; and Oluwatosin Smith, MD

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Oluwatosin U. Smith, MD, joins Arsham Sheybani, MD, and Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, to share two complex-cases-turned-success stories. Watch as Dr. Smith navigates a cyst 8 weeks postoperatively and addresses a subconjunctival hemorrhage in a patient who had traveled 6 hours for his MIGS procedure.

Posted: 1/13/2021

Keywords:

Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)

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Clearing Hurdles in MIGS Care

Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC; Arsham Sheybani, MD; and Oluwatosin Smith, MD

Oluwatosin U. Smith, MD, joins Arsham Sheybani, MD, and Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, to share two complex-cases-turned-success stories. Watch as Dr. Smith navigates a cyst 8 weeks postoperatively and addresses a subconjunctival hemorrhage in a patient who had traveled 6 hours for his MIGS procedure.

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