FAQs / I’ve had Canaloplasty on both eyes but it failed. Why?

October 3, 2016

QUESTION:

I had canaloplasty performed in both eyes July of this year. My surgeon said it didn’t work because my drainage system passed the Canal of Schlems was completely clogged up. My eye pressures have stayed higher, Have you ever heard of this? Thank You

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ANSWER:

I am sorry to hear that your intraocular pressures have not been well-controlled after canaloplasty. It is incredibly frustrating when glaucoma surgery does not achieve the desired result. Many canaloplasty surgeons (myself included) believe that when canaloplasty fails it is due to blockage of the distal collector channel system. Unfortunately, there is no reliable in-office method of assessing the functioning of the collector channels beyond Schlemm’s canal.

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

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