It was a pleasure to speak with Professor Ahmad Aref (University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL) to find out his thoughts in the current status and future challenges of microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MiGS)Â
The presentation entitled ‘Head to Head Surgical Trials: Which MiGS? Show Me the Evidence’ was presented at the 2022 American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, March 03-06, 2022
Questions:
- Could you give us a brief overview of the current status of microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MiGS) in glaucoma management?(00:21)
- What factors should be considered when choosing a MiGS procedure?(01:41)
- What questions remain unanswered and what future studies are needed?(03:39)
Disclosures: Ahmad Aref is a consultant for Nova Eye Medical and has received grant/research support from Allergan, Inc.
Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Shanice Allen.
Filmed in coverage of the virtual AGS 2022.
