Glaucoma is serious eye problems, as the second most common cause of blindness worldwide. But many person aren’t aware about conditions of this threat eye. From WHO or World Health Organization, 4.5 to 5 million person in the world blind because glaucoma, 50% of people are aware that the glaucoma. However, the newer treatments are available, someone with glaucoma are not blind.

Recommendation of an algorithm by EGS or European Glaucoma Society, topical treatment curing glaucoma, then glaucoma or laser surgery when the nerve damage and eye defect is always grow. Canaloplasty as new surgery, reduce the pressure in the fluid accumulating in the eye, while decrease the risk of vision loss.

An eye surgeon makes a hole that devours the excess liquid by using traditional glaucoma surgery or called as trabeculectomy. However by the canaloplasty, just a small flap is made in sclera. A small tube inserted into Schlemm canal. A special gel, then use the channel, which after a stent inserted to open the channel is opened. Finally the liquid pressure decreases up to 36% and is drained.

Since opening the canaloplasty natural drainage of the eye, the number of drops needed to treat glaucoma. It is also a study showing a 96% success rate of combined cataract surgery and canaloplasty. Another advantage is patients with more than $ 1000 a year to save their own costs of health care. Canaloplasty gives mind peace better than trabeculectomy, and after surgery has less risk of complications.

The patients can be considered as good candidates canaloplasty if “open angle” glaucoma medical meets the eye, or who plan to cataract surgery (canaloplasty can be one time of cataract surgery).

Consult with professional ophthalmologist or eye doctor can determine you if glaucoma, or a good candidate for surgery, as canaloplasty. Doctor gives you instructions for the treatment which best fits your needs after diagnosed.