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What Is Canaloplasty?

Canaloplasty is a new alternative for glaucoma patients.
 
Canaloplasty is an advanced, non-penetrating procedure designed to enhance and restore the eye’s natural drainage system to provide sustained reduction of IOP. Canaloplasty utilizes breakthrough microcatheter technology in a simple and minimally invasive procedure.
 
How is a canaloplasty performed?
 
To perform a canaloplasty, your doctor will create a tiny incision to gain access to a canal in the eye. A microcatheter will circumnavigate the canal around your iris, enlarging the main drainage channel and its smaller collector channels through the injection of a sterile, gel-like material called viscoelastic. The catheter is then removed and a suture is placed within the canal and tightened. This tightened suture ensures that the canal remains open. By opening the canal, the pressure inside your eye will be relieved.
 
What are the benefits of canaloplasty?
 
A canaloplasty procedure might be the optimal choice for patients whose medications aren’t working but aren’t quite ready to take on the risks of surgery. It may also be optimal for patients whose medications are working but are frustrated with the frequency of dosing.
 
Canaloplasty benefits compared to traditional glaucoma treatments:

We know that your time is valuable. Please note that a complete eye examination may take up to two hours. A trained ophthalmic tech will do a preliminary screening and take a complete health history. The examination will be done entirely by one of our board certified ophthalmologists who may recommend additional testing based on his/her findings. When you come to your appointment please remember to bring eye glasses or contact lenses if you wear them, a complete list of your current medications, the name of your physician who may have referred you to us so that we may send a prompt written report to maintain continuity of care, a driver’s license for identification purposes, all current insurance information and a referral form if applicable.

In order to keep our costs down, payment is expected at the time that services are rendered. You will be responsible for co-pays, deductibles, and fees not covered by your insurance. We accept cash, check, VISA, Discover, American Express, and CareCredit. Our billing associates will be glad to assist you. Please note that it is your responsibility to know the terms of your insurance benefits. We are participating providers for most of the current health insurance plans.

Should you require surgery, our board certified ophthalmologists are affiliated with the following hospitals:

• St. John Health System
• Oakwood Health System
• Cataract Specialty Surgery
  Center – Berkley
• Detroit Medical Center
• LASER Institute of Michigan
• Henry Ford Health System

Burman & Zuckerbrod Ophthalmology Associates is a full-service ophthalmology practice with three locations in the Detroit Metro area. We offer comprehensive eye exams to patients of all ages.

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• We offer the latest in diagnostic services for comprehensive eye care, including special equipment and techniques for cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration.
   
  
• We manage and treat  most eye diseases including hereditary and congenital eye disorders.
   
  
• Our board certified surgeons utilize a wide variety of procedures tailored to our patients' needs, such as CUSTOM LASIK for the treatment of near sightedness, far sightedness and astigmatism, and CK for people who want to decrease their need for reading glasses.
   
  
• We offer our cataract patients better vision by using better technology such as the Restor™ and Crystalens™ lenses.
   
  
• We also perform eyelid surgery (ptosis and blepharoplasty), removal of cancerous skin, and the treatment of blocked tear ducts.
   
  
• Dr. Zuckerbrod is one of the few doctors in Michigan that performs Canaloplasty and Stenting for the treatment of Glaucoma.

Custom LASIK surgery, also known as wavefront LASIK or wavefront-guided LASIK, uses 3-dimensional measurements of how your eye processes images to guide the laser in re-shaping the front part of the cornea.

Wavefront technology can potentially improve not only how much you can see, but also how well you can see. With this technology there is a reduced risk of post-LASIK complications, such as glare, halos, and difficulty with night vision, over traditional LASIK procedures. The wavefront measuring system is extremely accurate and, in many cases, can correct vision that would normally be impossible to improve with traditional LASIK surgery, contact lenses or eyeglasses.

The Custom LASIK procedure first measures how your well your eye can focus light rays and then using that information, creates a 3-Dimensional map of the irregularities in how your eye processes images. The laser then uses this information to reshape the corneal surface to fix and correct the irregularities.

The benefits of the Custom LASIK procedure include:

• Greater chance of achieving 20/20 vision
• Greater chance of achieving better than 20/20 vision
• Reduced chance of losing best-corrected vision
• Reduced chance of losing visual quality or contrast sensitivity
• Reduced chance of night-vision disturbances and glare

Contact us today to schedule your appointment with one of our board-certified surgeons to see if you are a candidate for the Custom LASIK procedure.

What are Cataracts?

The eye's natural crystalline lens helps light enter the eye and assists with focusing - allowing us to see near and far. The clouding of this lens is called Cataracts. Made of water and protein, the lenses in our eyes arrange proteins in an exact pattern to keep the lens unobstructed and allow light in for clear vision. As our eyes get older, the protein can fall out of alignment and start to clump causing a cloud-like area in your field of vision. This condition is called Cataracts, and over time, it may grow larger and cloud more of the lens, making it harder to see.

Having Cataracts does not mean a total loss of vision; many new procedures are available to help improve your vision. Cataract surgery is the most common type of microsurgery for this condition. With this procedure, the lens is removed and replaced with an intraocular lens (IOL); its results are quite successful providing most patients with 20/20 or 24/40 distance vision.

The doctors at Burman & Zuckerbrod Ophthalmology Associates are affiliated with the Cataract Speciality Surgical Center in Berkley, MI, click here to learn more about their facilities.

Another procedure for the treatment of Cataracts is Crystalens.

What is Crystalens?

Crystalens is a type of intraocular lens (IOL) that can help treat both Cataracts and presbyopia - the loss of near and intermediate vision. Modeled like the human eye, Crystalens is flexible and allows the optic to move to adjust focus on the images around you.

Crystalens is:

• The first and only FDA-approved accommodating intraocular lens
• The only FDA-approved intraocular lens that uses the natural focusing ability of the eye
• The only FDA-approved presbyopia correcting IOL for cataract patients that provides a single focal point throughout a continuous range of vision

Few patients with Crystalens have experienced problems with glare, halos and night vision. Crystalens focuses only one image to the back of the eye, unlike a multifocal lens that projects multiple images, requiring your brain to"adjust" to the differences.

For more information regarding Crystalens and its procedure, please visit their website at http://www.crystalens.com/.

Understanding Glaucoma

Glaucoma has been nicknamed "the sneak thief of sight." According to the World Health Organization, it is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Glaucoma cannot be cured, and vision loss cannot be regained. But with proper treatment, it is possible to slow the progression of glaucoma and potentially halt further loss of vision.

A clear fluid, called aqueous humor, fills the front of your eye and provides nourishment to the tissues. Like the air in a balloon, the aqueous also provides pressure to help maintain the shape of the eye.

In most types of glaucoma, the eye’s natural drainage system loses function and the fluid inside the eye cannot drain. This lack of drainage causes an elevation of pressure within the eye. This increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) has demonstrated the ability to exert pressure on the optic nerve and result in vision loss.

Vision loss can have a very serious impact on one’s quality of life. Many people with glaucoma cannot drive a car safely, see their grandkids on the soccer field, or view the world as they once did. The first sign of glaucoma is often the loss of peripheral or side vision. To prevent this from happening, it is essential to lower your IOP.

• Potential reduction or elimination of medications and the associated costs
• Less risk of post-operative complications versus penetrating surgical alternatives
• Does not eliminate the possibility of future treatment alternatives
• Reduced scarring