What is Narrow Angle or Angle-Closure Glaucoma? | Driving with Dr. David Richardson Ep 08
What is Narrow Angle Glaucoma? What is Acute Angle Closure? VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Good morning! I am Dr. David Richardson, I’m a cataract and glaucoma surgeon in Southern California. Today I’d like to talk a bit about narrow angle glaucoma. So...Holistic Approach To Glaucoma
Dr. David Richardson discusses why a holistic approach to glaucoma is essential and why intraocular pressure itself is only one of the components of glaucoma. In the treatment of glaucoma, it is important to also focus on other issues that are involved in glaucoma...Trabeculotomy or Goniotomy – Just Defer It
Why Defer Trabeculotomy or Goniotomy Recently there has been a large increase in the number of cataract and glaucoma surgeons who are performing a type of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery that goes by various names, all of which have the term “goniotomy” or...Does the CyPass Glaucoma Implant Damage the Eye?
What is the CyPass Stent? The CyPass is a small tube-shaped device that has for the last few years been implanted in patients with glaucoma. This was done at the time of cataract surgery in order to shunt fluid from the front of the eye into a space where it can then...MicroInvasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) In Daily Practice
Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, opens up discussion on preferred minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) procedures. Mark J. Gallardo, MD; I. Paul Singh, MD; Mahmoud A. Khaimi, MD; David Richardson, MD; and Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, each describe their approach to MIGS and discuss the mechanism of action of ABiC iTrack (Ellex).
EyeOP1® Ultrasound Cyclo-Plasty (UCP) Glaucoma Treatment
EyeOP1® Ultrasound Cyclo-Plasty (UCP) In late October it was announced that the Chinese FDA (but not yet the American FDA) had approved a new non-invasive glaucoma treatment called EyeOP1® Ultrasound Cyclo-Plasty (also known as Ultrasound Ciliary-Plasty, or UCP)....FDA-Approved Incisional Treatments for Glaucoma – IStent®, Cypass® Microstent, Xen® 45 Gel Stent, Cataract Surgery
Part 11 of 14 of “Adjusting the Faucet or Opening the Drain – Currently Available Methods to Treat the Plumbing Problem of Open Angle Glaucoma” | A San Gabriel Valley Optometric Society (SGVOS) Continuing Education Dinner Event – 2 hours CE | Featured...CyPass Glaucoma Micro-Stent® – Two-Year Results
Two new Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) implants gained FDA approval in 2016: the Alcon CyPass Micro-Stent® and the Allergan XEN® Gel Implant. Of these, only the CyPass Micro-Stent® offers a bleb-free method of reducing intraocular pressure (IOP). The CyPass...Risks of Canaloplasty with the Stegmann Canal Expander®
The risks of canaloplasty with the Stegmann Canal Expander® were shown to be quite similar to Canaloplasty without the Stegmann Canal Expander®. Just over one quarter of patients experienced a hyphema (blood in the front part of the eye). However, this is viewed by...
