FAQs / I Have Heard That Canaloplasty Is Not as Effective as Trabeculectomy Is This True?

ANSWER:

There’s an impression that traditional glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy) is more effective at lowering pressure than canaloplasty. This impression is based on the fact that trabeculectomy can get eye pressures very low (sometimes even too low). But recent studies which have compared canaloplasty directly against trabeculectomy do not show a significant difference in final pressure or in the final number of drops that people used after surgery. One thing that is worth noting, however, is that study after study shows that canaloplasty is a safer option than trabeculectomy.

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: Sep 27, 2014

Posted in: Canaloplasty, Canaloplasty and Other Surgeries, Canaloplasty Safety and Efficacy