Author: Michael J. Siegel, MD, FACS June 1, 2023 Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP), a procedure that glaucoma specialists combine with cataract surgery to partially shrink 270° to 300° of the ciliary processes and lower intraocular pressure (IOP), bears some persistent myths related to postoperative inflammation. This is because when ECP was introduced, some surgeons were familiar with…
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Dr. Michael J. Siegel recently authored an article in Ophthalmology 360 discussing the surgical pearls practiced by our physicians at Glaucoma Center of Michigan that make Endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP) laser an ideal option for many of our glaucoma patients undergoing both cataract and glaucoma surgery. ECP was developed in the nineties and is a longstanding and…
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Many of you may have seen Dr. Les Siegel recently interviewed on Fox 2 News (see video) regarding something called Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma and its relationship to over the counter (OTC) cold medications. While this is something that can happen, it is undoubtedly relatively rare and just falls into the one of the many categories of…
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