iSTAR's Glaucoma Micro Device Shines In Early Follow-Up

iSTAR Medical reported six-month clinical trial data supporting its latest micro-invasive glaucoma surgery device, MINIject.

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Belgium's iStar Medical SA is a step closer to getting European approval for MINIject after the company's second-generation micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device met expectations in its first-in-human study.

The Wavre-based company reported the six-month follow-up data from the 25-patient multi-center international trial on May 16. The

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