What If Canaloplasty Doesn’t Work, Can I Still Have Traditional Glaucoma Surgery?

If you had Canaloplasty surgery, but are one of the few patients where, it doesn’t work to bring your pressures down sufficiently, it’s important to note that you can still have traditional glaucoma surgery such as trabeculectomy or tubes also called shunts or setons. There’s nothing about canaloplasty that would keep you from having those surgeries or limit the success of those surgeries later on. So if you are a candidate for canaloplasty now, it’s worth discussing this option with your surgeon, if you’re also considering more traditional glaucoma surgery.