Kim Chaesik

Glaucoma Surgery Shifts Among Medicare Beneficiaries After 2022 Reimbursement Changes in the United States.

Despite overall surgical volume increases among the ophthalmology procedures, angle-based stenting utilization decreased significantly with an accompanying trend change following the coding and reimbursement changes implemented in January 2022.

Outcomes of microPulse transscleral laser therapy in eyes with prior glaucoma aqueous tube shunt.

MP-TLT is an effective treatment for reducing IOP and decreasing the number of medications in patients with advanced glaucoma and prior glaucoma aqueous tube shunt.

Combined endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation and phacoemulsification versus phacoemulsification alone in the treatment of mild to moderate glaucoma.

Combined phaco-endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation effectively lowers or maintains intraocular pressure and results in ocular hypertensive medication reduction up to 36 months when compared with phaco alone.