Glaucoma
We provide a range of glaucoma treatments for pets, from aqueous shunt placement to enucleation, aimed at reducing intraocular pressure and alleviating pain.
Gonio implant
A specially designed silicon tube is placed within the front portion of the eye which drains a small amount of fluid under the conjunctiva. This device can delay the onset of permanent blindness but unfortunately can get blocked very easily by fibrin in dogs.
Intravitreal gentamicin injection
This is a quick procedure which involves injection of gentamicin inside the eye to stop the production of fluid within the eye to reduce the intraocular pressure. Usually after the injection, the eyeball shrinks over the period of a few months. This procedure has a 60-80% success rate.
Enucleation
This is an end stage glaucoma procedure where we remove the affected eye. Though it may sound scary, it is actually the best procedure to end pain and discomfort for your pet.
Intrascleral prosthesis
At the end stage glaucoma or uveitis when the eye is irreversibly blind and painful, they're are a few surgical options to relieve the animal from pain. Intrascleral prosthesis gives a good aesthetic final appearance of the eye. This involves removal of the internal contents of the eye leaving the sclera and cornea, a sterile silicon ball is then placed in the scleral shell. This renders the eye dead hence the pain goes away but the cornea and sclera is normal which gives a fairly normal ish appearance to the eye. Cornea does tend to get slightly opaque after this procedure.
A specially designed silicon tube is placed within the front portion of the eye which drains a small amount of fluid under the conjunctiva. This device can delay the onset of permanent blindness but unfortunately can get blocked very easily by fibrin in dogs.
This is a quick procedure which involves injection of gentamicin inside the eye to stop the production of fluid within the eye to reduce the intraocular pressure. Usually after the injection, the eyeball shrinks over the period of a few months. This procedure has a 60-80% success rate.
At the end stage glaucoma or uveitis when the eye is irreversibly blind and painful, they’re are a few surgical options to relieve the animal from pain. Intrascleral prosthesis gives a good aesthetic final appearance of the eye. This involves removal of the internal contents of the eye leaving the sclera and cornea, a sterile silicon ball is then placed in the scleral shell. This renders the eye dead hence the pain goes away but the cornea and sclera is normal which gives a fairly normal ish appearance to the eye. Cornea does tend to get slightly opaque after this procedure.
This is an end stage glaucoma procedure where we remove the affected eye. Though it may sound scary, it is actually the best procedure to end pain and discomfort for your pet.