Will My Insurance Cover Canaloplasty? The good news with regard to insurance coverage is that canaloplasty is covered by most major insurances including Medicare. Although there are some smaller insurance companies and HMOs that do not currently cover canaloplasty as...
Is Eliminating Drops Worth The Risk Of Having Canaloplasty? Canaloplasty is surgery and as a surgery it does have some risks. So, the question is to whether or not it’s worth taking the risk, if your glaucoma is currently controlled on drops is one that needs to...
How Long Has Canaloplasty Been Around? “How long has canaloplasty been around?” That’s a question I get asked quite a bit, and I understand why. Anytime there’s a new procedure, the concern is, “Will it last? What’s the long term...
Why Choose Canaloplasty? So why choose canaloplasty over other more traditional glaucoma surgeries such as trabeculectomy or tubes? Well, there are number of reasons but the main one is safety.Safety Canaloplasty simply is a safer surgery and there are multiple...
[jwplayer player=”13″ mediaid=”7528″] What If The Canal Is Not Fully Catheterized? What if the canal cannot be fully catheterized by the iTrack catheter during canaloplasty? Well, for canaloplasty to be fully effective, the canal really does...
How Long Does Canaloplasty Take? One very common question I’m asked is, “how long does canaloplasty take?” Well, by eye surgery standards, it’s a pretty long surgery. It can last anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours, depending upon the...
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...
