Abstract

Canaloplasty is a non-penetrating glaucoma procedure that adopts an ab externo approach to improve aqueous outflow through the conventional pathway. Using a microcatheter with fiber-optic light guidance, a nonabsorbable suture is passed throughout the entire Schlemm’s canal and is tightened to put the trabecular meshwork on stretch, thereby maintaining canal patency and enhancing outflow. Potential complications are similar to those encountered …