Our mission

Develop novel glaucoma treatment devices in order to improve treatment efficacy and reduce complications

Glaucoma is a complicated disease and current treatment options are far from optimal as many patients suffer significant vision loss even after multiple surgical operations. At Rheon Medical, we are a strong team devoted to use our strong engineering core to develop novel technologies that can improve treatment efficacy for glaucoma patients and therefore improve their quality of life.
Rheon Medical is a spin-off from the Swiss Institue of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), one of the strongest polytechnic schools in Europe. Concealed by a management board with strong experience in ophthalmology, our team aspires to become a global leader in the glaucoma device market.

Rheon’s medical advisory board

Our medical advisory board is composed of well-respected surgeons who are active in glaucoma care and management and in researching this disease to discover the best treatments

Ike Ahmed

Dr. Ike Ahmed

Moran Eye Center

Toronto, Canada

Andre Mermoud

Dr. André Mermoud

Swiss Visio Clinic

Lausanne, Switzerland

konrad schargel

Dr. Konrad Schargel

KKESH Hospital

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Karl Mercieca

Dr. Karl Mercieca

Bonn University

Bonn, Germany

Latest News

Publications

Roy S. and Mermoud A., Journal of Glaucoma, 2023

Efficacy and Safety of an Adjustable Glaucoma Drainage Device (eyewatch System) for Refractory Glaucoma: A 2-Year Prospective Study

Two-year results of the eyeWatch implant combined with an eyePlate implant in refractory glaucoma patients in Lausanne, Switzerland (42 patients).

Elahi et al., Journal of Glaucoma, 2020

EyeWatch Rescue of Refractory Hypotony After Baerveldt Drainage Device Implantation: Description of a new Technique

Case study on the recovery of a failed Baerveldt tube due to hypotony, by implantation of an eyeWatch

Roy et al., European Journal of Ophthalomology, 2020

MRI after successful eyeWatch implantation

Case report of a patient’s which underwent cerebral MRI after implantation of an eyeWatch device.

Roy et al., Journal of Glaucoma, 2019

Comparison Between the eyeWatch Device and the Ahmed Valve in Refractory Glaucoma

Comparative retrospective monocentric study between the eyeWatch implant and the Ahmed valve.

Roy et al., Journal of Glaucoma, 2019

Initial Clinical Results of the eyeWatch: a New Adjustable Glaucoma Drainage Device Used in Refractory Glaucoma Surgery

Initial clinical results of the eyeWatch implant combined with a Baerveldt tube in Switzerland (first 15 patients in Lausanne and Zurich)

Villamarin et al., IOVS, 2014

A new adjustable Glaucoma Drainage Device

First publication on the eyeWatch explaining how the mechanism of the eyeWatch implant works and how the IOP changes in relation with the implant’s magnet position