The Chu Vision Institute Procedures
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is not just one eye disease, but a group of eye conditions resulting in optic nerve damage, which causes loss of vision. Abnormally high pressure inside your eye (intraocular pressure) usually, but not always, causes this damage.
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness. Sometimes called the silent thief of sight, glaucoma can damage your vision so gradually you may not notice any loss of vision until the disease is at an advanced stage. The most common type of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, has no noticeable signs or symptoms except gradual vision loss.
Early diagnosis and treatment can minimize or prevent optic nerve damage and limit glaucoma-related vision loss. It’s important to get your eyes examined regularly, and make sure your eye doctor measures your intraocular pressure.
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Select Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT)
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) is a type of laser surgery that uses a combination of frequencies allowing the laser to work at very low levels.
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Endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP)
Endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP) is a laser treatment used to treat Glaucoma.
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Canaloplasty
Canaloplasty is proven to safely lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma who are dependent on medications.