FAQs / Can Canaloplasty Be Always Performed without MMC?

QUESTION:

I have wondering whether canaloplasty can always be performed without MMC? (The uncertain risks long-term are a concern with MMC and therefore any procedure requiring its use, even in small amounts, is out of the question for me ).

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ANSWER:

Dear ******,

In the hundreds of canaloplasty surgeries I’ve performed, I’ve not once felt the need to use Mitomycin-C (MMC). Frankly, I do not believe MMC has any
useful role in canaloplasty.

Warm regards,
David Richardson, MD
Patient-Focused Ophthalmologist

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

Patient-Focused Websites:
New-Glaucoma-Treatments.com
About-Eyes.com

Date: June 20, 2014

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