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Numerous surgical interventions exist to lower IOP should conservative therapy fail. One trend in recent years has been minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) as an alternative to traditional methods. The ISTENT inject\u00ae is an ab interno trabecular micro-bypass implant designed to be implanted through the trabecular meshwork into the Schlemm\u2019s canal to lower IOP. The aim of the study was the postoperative visualization and description of the positioning of the ISTENT inject\u00ae using automated circumferential goniophotography. Patients with symptomatic cataracts and mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEX), and pigment-dispersion glaucoma were included who underwent combined cataract surgery with the ISTENT inject\u00ae and received postoperative automated gonioscopy with the NIDEK Gonioscope GS-1 to visualize the location of the implant. Twenty-four implants of 14 eyes in 11 patients could be visualized. Out of the implants, 14.3% were in the trabecular meshwork, 46.4% were at the border between the trabecular meshwork and scleral spur, 25% were below the trabecular meshwork, and 14.3% of the implants were not detectable in the gonioscopy. In the overall cohort, a statistically significant IOP reduction was found over the 12-month postoperative observation period. Even in three eyes, in each of which both stents were located below the trabecular meshwork, an IOP reduction over 12 months was observed compared to the baseline IOP. In this study, vertical two-dimensional positioning of the ISTENT inject\u00ae was performed for the first time using NIDKE GS-1 automated 360\u00b0 goniophotography. The method is suitable for postoperative visualization, control, and documentation of positioning after ISTENT inject\u00ae implantation. Further studies are needed to analyze the correlation between positioning of the ISTENT inject\u00ae in the chamber angle and postoperative IOP reduction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm12165171","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,8]],"date-time":"2023-08-08T12:38:59Z","timestamp":1691498339000},"page":"5171","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Position of the ISTENT Inject\u00ae Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Visualized with the NIDEK GS-1 Gonioscope\u2014A Postoperative Analysis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Julian Alexander","family":"Zimmermann","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8063-6548","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jens Julian","family":"Storp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ralph-Laurent","family":"Mert\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Heiduschka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicole","family":"Eter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5536-8043","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Viktoria Constanze","family":"Br\u00fccher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1901","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2014.3192","article-title":"The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Glaucoma: A Review","volume":"311","author":"Weinreb","year":"2014","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2183","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(17)31469-1","article-title":"Glaucoma","volume":"390","author":"Jonas","year":"2017","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"139","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ophtha.2022.09.009","article-title":"Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) Trial: Six-Year Results of Primary Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty versus Eye Drops for the Treatment of Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension","volume":"130","author":"Gazzard","year":"2023","journal-title":"Ophthalmology"},{"key":"ref_4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"239","DOI":"10.1007\/s00347-020-01146-x","article-title":"Aktuelle Glaukomchirurgie","volume":"118","author":"Hoffmann","year":"2021","journal-title":"Ophthalmologe"},{"key":"ref_5","unstructured":"U.S. Food & Drug Administration (2023, July 01). 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