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Canaloplasty - Advanced Glaucoma Procedure by David Richardson

Advance Glaucoma Treatment - Canaloplasty. Why you need to know about Canaloplasty. How does it compare with traditional glaucoma surgery, Trabeculectomy? What are the benefits and risks involved? Hello. I'm Dr. David Richardson.If you have glaucoma, you may be considering one of the many glaucoma surgeries available for this condition. Or, you may just be frustrated by the hassle, cost, and side effects of the glaucoma drops required to keep this disease under control. As one of the leading causes of blindness, your glaucoma needs to be effectively treated. The fear of blindness from this eye disease is real. However, if you are considering the standard glaucoma surgery, called trabeculectomy, you may also fear the potential side effects of this surgery, which include worsening dry eye, blurred vision, long-term risk of infection, and even blindness. So, what do you do? Fortunately, there is now an advanced glaucoma procedure which works as well as trabeculectomy for most glaucoma patients and has significantly fewer risks. It's called canaloplasty. This minimally invasive procedure can be done on its own or at the same time as cataract surgery. Similar to the angioplasty procedure used by cardiac surgeons, canaloplasty uses a very small catheter to open the eye's natural drainage system. A special gel, called a viscoelastic, is used to expand the canal. This natural drainage duct is then held open by a suture. By increasing the size of the drainage tube, fluid can better exit the eye, reducing the pressure. Unlike traditional glaucoma surgery, once your eye has healed from canaloplasty there are no lifestyle restrictions. It is OK to swim or participate in water sports (something that is severely limited with trabeculectomy). Because the surgical incision is made underneath the upper lid, there is no visible scar or unsightly bleb. Also unlike trabeculectomy, canaloplasty does not make dry eye syndrome worse. Some patients even notice an improvement in their dry eye symptoms as they are able to use fewer glaucoma drops after canaloplasty surgery. If you are considering glaucoma surgery, no doubt you are looking for some peace of mind that you will retain vision for many years. But, trabeculectomy comes with the unlikely, and devastating risk, of infection even years after surgery. This risk is not present with canaloplasty. Yet another advantage of canaloplasty is that it is even more effective when done with cataract surgery. This means that if you have both a cataract and glaucoma, one trip to the operating room could potentially improve your vision and your eye pressure. With so many advantages to canaloplasty, why, then, do so many surgeons recommend trabeculectomy? Following are a few of the reasons I've heard from other surgeons: One. There is the perception that canaloplasty does not work as well as trabeculectomy. However, in a recent study that compared trabeculectomy to canaloplasty, there was no difference between surgeries in either the intraocular pressure or the number of drops used one year out from surgery. What was different? The vision. Vision recovered faster with canaloplasty than with... ==================== ARE YOU A CANDIDATE for canaloplasty? Take our fast and free online assessment at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/canalo... To learn more about Dr. David Richardson, please visit: http://david-richardson-md.com. To learn more about Canaloplasty and Glaucoma, please visit: http://new-glaucoma-treatments.com ==================== Watch Dr. David Richardson's Other Videos: Canaloplasty Patient Stories:    • Canaloplasty Patient Stories - David Richa...   ---------------------- About Dr. Richardson: David Richardson, MD. is a Board-certified Ophthalmologist (Eye Surgeon) in California. Dr. Richardson is among an elite group of glaucoma surgeons in the country performing the highly specialized canaloplasty procedure. In fact, patients have traveled half way around the world to have #canaloplasty by Dr. Richardson. He has performed thousands of advanced #cataract and Canaloplasty #glaucoma procedures with excellent results! Dr. Richardson has authored a patient-centered book on Cataract, "So, You've Got A Cataract?" and has written many articles about the latest glaucoma treatments on his blog, http://New-Glaucoma-Treatments.com. To learn more about Dr. David Richardson, please visit http://david-richardson-md.com. ---------------------- We Listen. You'll See!℠ David D. Richardson, M.D. Patient-Focused Ophthalmologist San Marino Eye 2020 Huntington Drive San Marino, CA 91108 Phone: (626) 289-7856 Email: [email protected] Patient-Focused Websites: New-Glaucoma-Treatments.com About-Eyes.com