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,