FAQs / Can a Patient Have Canaloplasty After a Trabeculectomy? How Many Years Does the Surgery Last?

QUESTION:

Dr if once trab has done …. Canaloplasty can be done …. candidate of canaloplasty? And how long lasting is that surgery ? Mean for how many years?

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ANSWER:

Dear ******,

Canaloplasty after trabeculectomy is challenging, but it can be attempted – in general this would require the skills of a more experienced canaloplasty surgeon. No one knows how long such a surgery would last (after trabeculectomy) as it has not been studied. However, the three year results of canaloplasty (without prior trabeculectomy) are very good and Dr. Stegmann (in South Africa) has evidence that canaloplasty can last for 20+ years.

Warm regards,
David Richardson, MD
Patient-Focused Ophthalmologist

San Marino Eye
2020 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108
626.289.7856

Patient-Focused Websites:
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Date: Jun 14, 2012

Posted in: Canaloplasty and Other Surgeries