Application Detail

Status

Open

Description of Medical Service

Micro-bypass glaucoma surgery (MBGS) devices describe a variety of ocular stents and scaffolds which, when placed in specific anatomical positions within the eye, aim to increase aqueous humour outflow, and reduce intraocular pressure. The proposed service describes the delivery of a MBGS stent which is pre-loaded on an inserter and implanted ab interno, via a corneal incision, into the trabecular meshwork or suprachoroidal space of the eye. The service is intended for individuals with primary open-angle glaucoma and is intended to be delivered as an independent procedure, not in conjunction with cataract surgery.

Description of Medical Condition

Glaucoma is a chronic degenerative optic neuropathy characterised by progressive visual field loss due to the loss of retinal ganglion cells and optic nerve damage. Primary open-angle glaucoma describes glaucoma in which disease is the primary disease of the eye with no associated conditions or diseases (primary) and the drainage channels for aqueous humour in the front of the eye appear open (open-angle.)

Reason for Application

New MBS item

Medical Service Type

Therapeutic

Previous Application Number

1483 and 1496

Associated Documentation

Application Form

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Consultation Survey

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PICO Confirmation

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Assessment Report

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Public Summary Document

Public Summary Document (PDF 988 KB)
Public Summary Document (Word 180 KB)

Meetings for this Application

PASC

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ESC

5 October 2018

MSAC

22-23 November 2018

Stakeholder Meeting

Monday 4 March 2019, the Chair of MSAC, representatives of the applicants; clinicians with expertise in ophthalmology; a representative of a consumer organisation and representatives from the Department of Health met to discuss MBGS device implantation as a standalone procedure in patients with open-angle glaucoma. This was not an MSAC decision forum, but a meeting that would inform the issues considered by MSAC, following its November 2018 consideration of application 1541. The final minutes of this meeting are below.

Final Stakeholder Meeting Minutes (PDF 509 KB)
Final Stakeholder Meeting Minutes (Word 50 KB)