PA doctor performs sight-saving treatment [Video]

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County doctor is the first in Pennsylvania to perform a brand new surgery to treat glaucoma.

It’s a cutting-edge medical advancement called iDose TR designed to replace traditional eye drops for up to three years.

iDose TR is a new FDA-approved treatment.

It’s an alternative to prescription eye drops and a hands-free way to keep eye pressure under control.

Dr. Frank Bucci of Bucci Laser Vision in Wilkes-Barre Township Is the first surgeon in Pennsylvania to perform this surgery.

We do have to warn you some may find the images you’re about to see disturbing.

Medical history was made in Wilkes-Barre Township Wednesday by Doctor Frank Bucci of Bucci Laser Vision.

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For the past ten years, researchers have been testing a microscopic device, implanted in the eye to treat glaucoma.

It’s a cutting-edge medical advancement called iDose TR manufactured by Glauko.

Dr. Bucci says it’s a painless three-minute procedure.

“It goes in, it fits right …