Dr. David D. Richardson (Eye Doctor, LA) answers one of the most commonly asked questions about Canaloplasty (an advanced minimally invasive glaucoma treatment), "What If The Canal Is Not Fully Catheterized?"

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PARTIAL TRANSCRIPTION:

What if the canal cannot be fully catheterized by the iTrack catheter during canaloplasty? Well, for canaloplasty to be fully effective, the canal really does need to be fully catheterized so that a suture can be placed through the canal and then tied to stent open the canal.

Now, that being said, there are occasions when the surgeons simply cannot get the catheter all the way around the canal. Such situations can include prior surgery - be it laser or other ocular surgery - or even just many many years of glaucoma drop use...