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CanaloplastyNew Glaucoma TreatmentSan Gabriel Valley Medical Center
Dr. David RichardsonPatient-Focused Ophthalmologist
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/
How is it Detected?• Intraocular Pressure
• Visual Fields Exam
• Optic Nerve Exam
• Optic Nerve Scans
Trabeculectomy• Invasive
• Severe bleeding
• Bleb failure
• Lifetime risk of
infection
• Lifestyle Limitation
• 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
“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