GKOS

Glaukos Corp

A California eye-care company making tiny implants and dropless treatments for glaucoma and other eye conditions, its signature iStent is a micro-sized device placed in the eye to lower pressure. Founded in 1998, it pioneered micro-invasive glaucoma surgery with the first human implant of its stent in 2001. The name comes from ancient Greek "glaukos," meaning gleaming or blue-gray—the same root as the word "glaucoma."