DURYSTA


What is Durysta?

DURYSTA is an implant that helps to lower eye pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or high eye pressure.  (ocular hypertension). 

DURYSTA is a tiny, dissolvable implant your eye doctor places in your eye.

As DURYSTA dissolves, it automatically releases medicine to help reduce high pressure inside your eye.  DURYSTA is a drug delivery system for your eye.  It is a dissolvable implant, administered one time by your eye doctor. You should not receive DURYSTA in the same eye more than once.

Just one DURYSTA implant works for several months. In clinical studies for DURYSTA, patients experienced reduced eye pressure for 15 weeks. 

The most common side effect reported in patients using DURYSTA was eye redness. Other common side effects reported from this glaucoma implant were: feeling like something is in your eye, eye pain, being sensitive to light, a blood spot on the white of your eye, dry eye, eye irritation, increased eye pressure, a loss of cells on the inner layer of the cornea, blurry vision, inflammation of the iris, and headache. 

FAQs

How is the DURYSTA implant done? How long does DURYSTA last?

Your doctor places DURYSTA directly inside your eye, one time per eye.  DURYSTA is a drug delivery system for your eye.   It is a dissolvable implant, administered one time by your eye doctor.  DURYSTA should not be given in the same eye more than once.  One DURYSTA implant lasts for several months.

In 2 clinical studies for DURYSTA, patients experienced reduced eye pressure for 15 weeks.

It is important to follow your eye doctor’s instructions closely. After you receive DURYSTA, your eye doctor must monitor you.

Does DURYSTA have any side effects?

The most common side effect involving the eyes reported in patients using DURYSTA was eye redness.  Other common side effects reported were feeling like the is something in the eye, eye pain, light sensitivity, a blood spot on the white of your eye, dry eye, eye irritation, increased eye pressure, a loss of cells on the inner layer of the cornea, blurry vision, inflammation of the iris, and headache. 

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