title: An implantable intraocular pressure transducer: initial safety outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To our knowledge, this is a report of the first implantation of a wireless intraocular pressure transducer (WIT) in a human eye.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report preliminary safety data on the WIT.
  
  
  METHODS
  In an institutional setting, a patient with open-angle glaucoma consented to be the recipient of the WIT in one eye in an interventional study design.
  
  
  METHODS
  The WIT was implanted into the ciliary sulcus following extracapsular cataract extraction and "in the bag" intraocular lens implantation. The patient was monitored postoperatively for 18 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  Any adverse events.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no complications noted during the WIT insertion or postoperatively. No persistent intraocular inflammation, pigment dispersion, or angle narrowing was noted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The WIT was well tolerated in the eye and no overt signs of toxicity or other adverse events were noted. This may allow the constant monitoring of intraocular pressure in the future.
authors: Boston Eye Group, Brookline, Massachusetts2Beirut Eye Specialist Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Samir
authors: S
authors: Melki
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York.
authors: Amit
authors: A
authors: Todani
authors: Beirut Eye Specialist Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Cherfan
mesh_terms: D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014160:Transducers, Pressure; D059015:Wireless Technology