13 • 2017 ASCRS Clinical Survey
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Key findings
Nearly half (47%) of respondents said they see 30 or
more glaucoma patients per month (on average 40
patients). U.S. doctors reported seeing twice as many
glaucoma patients compared to non-U.S. physicians
(50 compared to 27 patients per month).
While 31% of all respondents only have a medical
glaucoma practice, 40% perform microinvasive
glaucoma surgery (MIGS) or laser procedures. U.S.
doctors are more likely than non-U.S. doctors to perform
MIGS or laser procedures. 44% of U.S. surgeons are
performing MIGS in their cataract glaucoma patients,
and 19% are doing it in the majority of their cataract
glaucoma patients.
I think it is impressive that 44% of
ophthalmologists in the U.S. are
providing MIGS options to their cataract
patients and another 30% expect to
over the next year. I suspect lower
percentages of MIGS adoption overseas
is because of a slower rollout of the
procedure and reimbursement nuances.
John Berdahl, MD, chair,
ASCRS Membership Committee
Glaucoma
