Michael J. Endl, MD, became the first ophthalmologist in upstate New York to place a new microinvasive eye stent.
Here's what you should know:
1. He implanted a device called the Hydrus Microstent.
2. Dr. Endl performed the procedure at the Niagara Falls, N.Y.-based Ambulatory Surgery Center of Niagara.
3. The Hydrus Microstent received FDA approval in August.
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