Is Trabeculectomy an Option After Canaloplasty?

Is Trabeculectomy an Option After Canaloplasty? Is Trabeculectomy an Option after Canaloplasty? One of the common misconceptions about Canaloplasty is that it eliminates the future option a Trabeculectomy . It’s also, sadly, one of the more common reasons...

Canaloplasty Treatment FAQ [All Videos]

Canaloplasty (pronounced Kah-NAL-oh-plas-tee) is a new glaucoma treatment that gives many people with this potentially blinding condition the hope of saving the vision they have. Canaloplasty can reduce pressure in the eye (IOP) by nearly 40%, and many glaucoma...

What Is The Big Deal About A Bleb Anyway?

What Is The Big Deal About A Bleb Anyway? One of the benefits of canaloplasty is that it’s essentially a bleb-free procedure. It’s rare for anyone to develop a bleb. Almost everyone after canaloplasty is able to wear soft contact lenses if they desire, is...

Why Do I Perform Canaloplasty as My Primary Glaucoma Surgery?

Why Do I Perform Canaloplasty As My Primary Glaucoma Surgery? One of things I find most frustrating about glaucoma is that, in the early stages it’s a disease without symptoms. So just like high blood pressure, diabetes, we as doctors end up treating a condition...

What Are the Risks of Canaloplasty?

What Are The Risks Of Canaloplasty? Although canaloplasty is a safer surgery when compared with more traditional glaucoma surgeries such as trabeculectomy and tubes, it is surgery, and so there are risks needed to be associated with it. It is important to note that...

Is Canaloplasty Really Safer Than Trabeculectomy?

Is Canaloplasty Really Safer Than Trabeculectomy? If you’re considering surgery to treat your glaucoma, then no doubt you’re concern about the risks of surgery. In traditional surgeries such as trabeculectomy and tubes, do come with significant risks. One...

Can I Continue To Wear Soft Contact Lenses After Canaloplasty?

Can I Continue To Wear Soft Contact Lenses After Canaloplasty? One of the unfortunate things about traditional glaucoma surgeries such as trabeculectomy and tubes or shunts, is that, if you’re a soft contact wearer now, after surgery you may not able to wear...

How Will I Need To Limit My Activities After Canaloplasty?

How will I need to limit my activities after Canaloplasty? Immediately after any glaucoma surgery including canaloplasty, you’re going to want to be careful with any kind of activity that requires good stereo vision. Since the vision in the eye that you’ve...

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