Canaloplasty New Glaucoma Treatment – HealthTalk at San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

CanaloplastyNew Glaucoma TreatmentSan Gabriel Valley Medical Center

Dr. David RichardsonPatient-Focused Ophthalmologist

Anatomy of the Eye

Retina

Optic Nerve

Iris

Lens

Pupil

Cornea

Ciliary Body

Optic Nerve of the Eye

Source: athenseyehospital.gr

Normal Optic Nerve Damaged Optic Nerve in

Advanced Glaucoma

“Cupping” occured

2.7 million people

in the U.S. have glaucoma

Source: Prevent Blindness America | http://www.visionproblemsus.org/

50% Know

50% Don’t Know

It’s a silent thief

it blinds

forever.

Are you

at Risk?

• Age

• Race

• Family History

• Medical History

How is it Detected?• Intraocular Pressure

• Visual Fields Exam

• Optic Nerve Exam

• Optic Nerve Scans

How is it Treated?

Laser Surgeries

• ALT

• SLT

Trabeculectomy• Invasive

• Severe bleeding

• Bleb failure

• Lifetime risk of

infection

• Lifestyle Limitation

Drainage Devices• Movement of the

implant

• Infection

• Scarring

• Double Vision

Trabectome

ECPEndoCycloPhotocoagulation

iStent

Canaloplasty

• 250-Micron flexible

microcatheter with lighted

beacon tip

• Passed through the canal 360°

Minimally Invasive

Benefits of Canaloplasty?

• “Non-Penetrating”

• No Hole. No Bleb

• Lower IOP. Fewer Drops

• Safer than traditional surgeries

Benefits of Canaloplasty?

• Pro-Active Lifestyle

“It is vital to find a safer, more predictable operation

with preferably no complications at all. This is the

closest I have ever come to that.”

~ Robert C. Stegmann, M.D.Father of CanaloplastyChairman, Medical University of Southern Africa

Thank you!

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