If you or someone you know may have glaucoma, it is recommended that you seek consultation with an eye doctor at Vision Quest Medical Center. We employ the latest minimally invasive glaucoma surgery approaches to protect and preserve vision. One of our favored approaches is called ab-interno canaloplasty. This procedure can be done before, during or after cataract surgery and opens up the natural drainage channels of the eye in order to lower the eye pressure and protect the eye from blindness due to glaucoma. This procedure is covered by all major insurance carriers and is truly minimally invasive. Over 80% of our patients who come to our clinic on glaucoma drops have no need for them within 1 year of their procedure. Because the procedure is frequently done in conjunction with cataract surgery, the vast majority of patients have improved visual acuity afterwards. For those patients who receive the treatment apart from cataract surgery, there has been no deleterious impact on vision reported to date. In general, the recovery from this procedure is rapid – usually on the order of hours if not instantaneous. This procedure is ideally suited for those individuals who would like to stop relying on glaucoma drops (either due to expense or side effects) or for those who have unstable control of their glaucoma in spite of their drops.

Our providers at Vision Quest Medical Center do more of this procedure than any other providers in Southwestern Idaho and have a proven track record of success with hundreds of procedures performed per year. If interested in a non-obligatory consultation, please call 208-377-3937 to schedule a visit today.