March 15, 2017 QUESTION: Hi Dr. Richardson, in your opinion which is better- tube shunt or trabeculectomy? I am left with a decision and neither one looks better to me but from what I been told my only choice left do to my drainage system is no longer working....
February 26, 2017 QUESTION: I asked you about canaloplasty surgery and you did reply to me quickly, thank you. Based on what you’ve described, it appears that my friend’s case may not be suitable for the procedure. The diagnostics of her eyes is...
November 7, 2016 QUESTION: Hello, my name is M*** and my grandmother is suffering for glaucoma. One of her eyes has lost total vision and the other one is soon going to be lost too. Is their anyway she could be able to get treated and have her sight back? via Email...
ANSWER: Dear ******, In general that is true if Mitomycin-C (MMC) is used. However, that extra IOP lowering comes at a cost and I’m not talking about dollars. The price is paid in risk: risk of loss of vision, hypotony with associated maculopathy, lifetime (of...
ANSWER: Dear ******, This is not a question that can be answered with a simple “yes” or “no”. It depends upon whether the canal was cut through during creation of the trabeculectomy site. In general it is much easier to perform Canaloplasty...
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