Trabeculectomy Glaucoma Surgery After Canaloplasty
Surgeons who do not perform (or only infrequently perform) Canaloplasty may have the impression that trabeculectomy cannot be performed after Canaloplasty. Why would this be so?
Risks of Trabeculectomy (Part 2 of 2)
Continuation of Risks of Trabeculectomy (Part 1 of 2) Late postoperative (after the eye has healed from surgery) Loss of vision Many patients who need to have glaucoma surgery have already lost a significant amount of vision. They would be expected to lose additional...Risks of Trabeculectomy (Part 1 of 2)
If trabeculectomy works so well, why don’t glaucoma surgeons recommend it to all of their patients with glaucoma? After all, cataract surgeons offer cataract surgery to nearly every one of their patients with a significant cataract. What’s so different about...Why Trabeculectomy is the Most Common Glaucoma Surgery
Why Trabeculectomy For Glaucoma? Ask most glaucoma surgeons what their “go to” glaucoma surgery is and the vast majority will answer, “trabeculectomy.” There are a number of very powerful reasons for this: It’s what glaucoma surgeons were taught in residency. Because...Trabeculectomy Surgery For Glaucoma
What Is Trabeculectomy Surgery? “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” If this well known opening to Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities were to be rewritten as “It was the best of glaucoma surgeries, it was the...Is Canaloplasty Really Safer Than Trabeculectomy?
Is Canaloplasty Really Safer Than Trabeculectomy? If you’re considering surgery to treat your glaucoma, then no doubt you’re concern about the risks of surgery. In traditional surgeries such as trabeculectomy and tubes, do come with significant risks. One...I Have Heard That Canaloplasty Is Not As Effective As Trabeculectomy, Is This True?
I have heard that Canaloplasty is not as effective as trabeculectomy is this true? There’s an impression that traditional glaucoma surgery trabeculectomy is more effective at lowering pressure than canaloplasty. This impression is based on the fact that...I Already Had Traditional Glaucoma Surgery, Trabeculectomy. Can I Have Canaloplasty?
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...Deep Sclerectomy Augmented With Combination Of Absorbable Biosynthetic Sodium Hyaluronate Scleral Implant And Mitomycin-C Or With Mitomycin-C Versus Trabeculectomy: Long Term Results
Citation: Mesci C, Erbil HH, Karakurt Y, Akçakaya AA. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2012 May-Jun;40(4):e197-207. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02611.x. Epub 2011 Aug 3. PMID: 21668789 ABSTRACT Background: To evaluate the long term results following deep sclerectomy with...I’ve Already had Traditional Glaucoma Surgery (Trabeculectomy). Can I have Canaloplasty?
The standard answer would be “no.” However, it is possible (though technically quite challenging) for Canaloplasty to be done in an eye that has already had a trabeculectomy that is no longer functioning. If you and your surgeon are considering this option...
