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...
How long will my IOP stay controlled with Canaloplasty? Canaloplasty has been approved by the FDA since 2008. So as of 2012, we have three-year published results, which indicate that the pressure lowering effect of canaloplasty is stable over those three years. Now,...
Will I Be Able To Stop Using Glaucoma Drops After Canaloplasty? If you’ve been using glaucoma drops for many years, it’s possible that your surgeon may not achieve full catheterization during canaloplasty. That’s because using drops can have some...
Does using glaucoma drops for a long time affect the success of Canaloplasty? If you’ve been using glaucoma drops for many years, it’s possible that your surgeon may not achieve full catheterization during canaloplasty. That’s because using drops...
Will Canaloplasty cure my glaucoma? Today there are no cures for glaucoma. Both drops and surgeries work to protect your vision from further loss of vision by lowering the pressure in the eye. Now, one of the advantages of surgeries such as canaloplasty is that...
Will My Vision Change After Canaloplasty? It’s important to recognize that the purpose of any glaucoma surgery including canaloplasty is to prevent further loss of vision, not to improve vision. It’s also important to recognize that after any glaucoma...
I already had traditional glaucoma surgery trabeculectomy, can I have Canaloplasty? If you already had standard glaucoma surgery called trabeculectomy, then generally, you’re not a good candidate for canaloplasty. The reason for that is that trabeculectomy...
I Have Had Glaucoma Laser Surgery, Can I Have Canaloplasty? If you had one of the two most common glaucoma laser surgeries: argon laser trabeculoplasty or the newer selective laser trabeculoplasty, you are still a candidate for Canaloplasty surgery. The main concern...
Is Canaloplasty Surgery Painful? Canaloplasty surgery should be a painless procedure, in a sense that your eye will be numbed at the time of surgery. This can be done either with an injection around the eye or with drops. Additionally, most surgeons do have an...
What If My Natural Drainage Canal Cannot Be Fully Catheterized? To get the full benefit of Canaloplasty, it is important for your surgeon to fully catheterize your natural drainage canal. Once that’s done, your surgeon can then dilate the canal just as with...
