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Dr. David D. Richardson, Eye Surgeon in California, answers one of the most commonly asked questions about Canaloplasty (an advanced minimally invasive glaucoma treatment), "What If The Canal Is Not Fully Catheterized?" Dr. David Richardson: 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 need to be fully catheterized so that a suture can be placed through the canal and then tied to stent open the canal. Now, that being said, there are occasions when the surgeons simply cannot get the catheter all the way around the canal. Such situations can include prior surgery - be it laser or other ocular surgery - or even just many many years of glaucoma drop use. In any case, if the catheter is not able to be positioned fully through the canal, the surgery can still be quite successful. Conversion to viscocanalostomy which has been around for over twenty years can be done. Viscocanalostomy is essentially canaloplasty without a suture. So gel is still use to dilate the canal, and then, the flap that is created to get to the canal is closed. But fluid, generally, is better able to move from the inside of the eye into the natural drainage canal, once it has been dilated with that viscoelastic gel. A recent study that looked at viscocanalostomy patients seven years out from surgery was very encouraging. Many of those patients has a sustained reduction in pressure of up to 30%. So, even when canaloplasty cannot be fully completed, the alternative surgery - viscocanalostomy, can often be done and still good results can be achieved.---------------------- About Dr. Richardson: David Richardson, MD. is a Board-certified Ophthalmologist (Eye Surgeon) in California. He has completed his undergraduate studies at University of Southern California, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and received many academic awards. He earned his medical degree at the prestigous Harvard Medical School with scholarships from Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. He was also awarded with Harvard Medical Linnane Scholarship and Harvard National Scholarship. While in medical school, Dr. Richardson accepted a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study visual cognition. He then completed an internal medicine internship at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, which was followed by ophthalmology training at LAC+USC/Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles – one of the top ophthalmology residencies in the country. 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. 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! 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=================