Dr. Kim is also performing canaloplasty for patients with glaucoma who need lower intraocular (eye) pressures or who want to reduce their dependence on glaucoma eye drops/medications.
Canaloplasty involves the use of a microcatheter to enlarge your eye’s natural drainage system, similar to angioplasty. Compared to other traditional forms of glaucoma surgery, it is less invasive.

Benefits of Canaloplasty:

• Sustained reduction in eye pressure
• Reduced dependence on glaucoma eye drops/medications
• Potentially restores the eye’s natural drainage system
• Less invasive with quicker recovery compared to traditional glaucoma surgery
• Less risk of complications compared to traditional glaucoma surgery
• How is Canaloplasty done?
• A small incision is made in the eye
• The microcatheter is inserted into the eye’s drainage system canal, encircling and enlarging it
• Improves the drainage of the internal fluid in the eye and reduces eye pressure
• The microcatheter is removed and a suture is placed in the canal to keep it open

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