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...Why Do Some Good Eye Surgeons Not Take Fellowship?
Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that can lead to blindness. It is therefore best seen and treated by a glaucoma specialist. Among other eye diseases, glaucoma specialists are eye doctors who chose to train specifically in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. It...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....A Glaucoma Treatment Guide For Patients And Caregivers
Understanding Glaucoma Being diagnosed with glaucoma can bring feelings of panic to both patients and their loved ones. Glaucoma is called the silent “thief of sight” and the second leading cause of blindness around the world. Rarely do symptoms appear until damage to...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...Glaucoma Is A Lifestyle Disease 2011
Glaucoma is a Lifestyle Disease 2011 from Dr David Richardson SLIDE 1 | Good evening, and thank you for allowing me to share your evening with you. My name is David Richardson, and I’m in private practice north of here in the San Gabriel Valley. Tonight I...Why Canaloplasty?
Safety. Canaloplasty is safer than traditional glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy). If you are considering glaucoma surgery to prevent further vision loss then choosing a surgery that has fewer risks makes sense. Age. Younger patients need a better option than...What Are the Risks Of Canaloplasty?
Although it is true that there are fewer risks with Canaloplasty than there are with traditional glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy), it is not without risk. All surgeries (there are no exceptions) have risks associated with them. The important thing to consider when...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,
