Canaloplasty | What Does Minimally Invasive Mean?

What Does Minimally Invasive Mean? So canaloplasty is often described as a “minimally invasive surgery”. What does that mean, “minimally invasive”? Well, in order to understand that we really need to compare it to the traditional surgeries of...

Glaucoma Surgery 101

Is Glaucoma Treatment Surgery Safe? If you have been diagnosed with glaucoma and contemplating surgery, it is but normal to be racked with questions and fear in your mind. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the US and majority of the cases seen by...

Canaloplasty The Keys To Optimizing Patients’ Outcomes

Canaloplasty The Keys to Optimizing Patients’ Outcomes from Dr David Richardson 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....

What Is A Glaucoma Specialist?

Glaucoma is the “silent thief of sight” that literally robs you blind. It is an eye disease that usually goes undetected for years because of the absence of any symptoms. Glaucoma  is irreversible and progressive once damage to the nerves of the eye has...

A Treatment for Glaucoma – David Richardson In KCal9 News

Dr. David Richardson visited the KCAL9 studios Wednesday to talk about the new surgery treatment for Glaucoma – Canaloplasty. ********** Dr. David Richardson Explains the New Glaucoma Treatment – Canaloplasty in KCAL9 News KCAL9: Well, there’s a new...

What Does “Minimally Invasive” Really Mean?

Traditional glaucoma surgeries (trabeculectomy or shunt surgery) require the creation of a full-thicknes hole (or fistula) through the wall of the eye (sclera). This allows fluid to flow from the inside of the front of the eye (anterior chamber) through the scleral hole to a bleb (cyst, or blister-like elevation of the conjunctiva). From here the fluid somehow finds its way back into the venous system. These surgeries are called “penetrating.” Canaloplasty,

About Glaucoma Videos

About Canaloplasty Video Transcript Hello. I’m Dr. David Richardson.If you have glaucoma, you may be considering one of the many glaucoma surgeries available for this condition. Or, you may just be frustrated by the hassle, cost, and side effects of the glaucoma...

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