VIDEO: Options other than medications needed for 24/7 IOP control

ByAnalisa Arosemena, MD

ByAnthony DeFino

Fact checked byChristine Klimanskis, ELS

TAMPA, Fla. — In a presentation from Telling It Like It Is, Analisa Arosemena, MD, discussed the path to achieving 24/7 IOP control for patients with glaucoma and the role that canaloplasty may play.

According to Arosemena, ophthalmologists should move away from medication as a glaucoma treatment due to toxicity to the ocular surface and issues with patient compliance. In contrast, canaloplasty is repeatable, has a low complication rate and can be performed alongside a stent.

“There are plenty of options out there to make the experience better, to take medications out, to take compliance out of the patient’s care and for us to be able to give them real control,” she said.

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Arosemena A. Update on viscodilation and goniotomy, when to do it. Presented at: Telling It Like It Is; Feb. 15-18, 2024; Tampa, Florida.

Disclosures: Arosemena reports having financial disclosures for AbbVie/Allergan, Alcon, Elios Vision, New World Medical, Nova Eye Medical, Oculus and Sight Sciences and previously having a disclosure for Iridex.

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