Review
Research progress on canaloplasty
Jun ZHANG, Huai-zhou WANG, Ning-li WANG
Published 2018-04-22
Cite as Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2018, 42(2): 78-82. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-5803.2018.02.002
Abstract
As a non-penetrating glaucoma surgery (NPGS), canaloplasty aims to restore the physiological outflow by dilating the Schlemm’s canal, thus facilitating aqueous outflow to treat glaucoma. Evolving from traditional canaloplasty, ab-interno canaloplasty (ABiC) is a new minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) procedure that can comprehensively restore the natural outflow pathways in patients with mild-to-moderate primary open angle glaucoma. Canaloplasty represent a truly effective and excellent safety profile for reducing intraocular pressure with or without combining with other surgeries. Canaloplasty is non-bleb related with no filtering blebs which were detected a low rate of bleb-related complications such as scar formation and encapsulation. Canaloplasty has satisfactory intraocular pressure lowering effects in high efficiency and security. (Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2018, 42: 78-82)
Key words:
glaucoma; canaloplasty; ab-interno canaloplasty
Contributor Information
Jun ZHANG
Dalian Aier Eye Hospital, Dalian 116031, China
Huai-zhou WANG
Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100005, China
Ning-li WANG
Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100005, China