title: Canaloplasty: Current Value in the Management of Glaucoma.
abstract: Canaloplasty is a nonpenetrating blebless surgical technique for open-angle glaucoma, in which a flexible microcatheter is inserted within Schlemm's canal for the entire 360 degrees. When the microcatheter exits the opposite end, a 10-0 prolene suture is tied and it is then withdrawn, by pulling microcatheter back through the canal in the opposite direction. Ligation of prolene suture provides tension on the canal and facilitates aqueous outflow. The main advantage of canaloplasty is that this technique avoids the major complications of fistulating surgery related to blebs and hypotony. Currently, canaloplasty is performed in glaucoma patients with early to moderate disease and combination with cataract surgery is a suitable option in patients with clinically significant lens opacities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, 06156 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cagini
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, 06156 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peruzzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, 06156 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Tito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology and Medical-Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 04100 Latina, Italy.
authors.forename: Leopoldo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spadea
authors.affiliation: Area Vasta 2 Marche, Ospedale di Fabriano, 60044 Fabriano, Italy.
authors.forename: Myrta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lippera
authors.affiliation: Area Vasta 2 Marche, Ospedale di Fabriano, 60044 Fabriano, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lippera