Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital develops new treatment for glaucoma

SFT Pupilloplasty technique helps treat closed angle glaucoma due to abnormal iris configuration and closed angle

Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital has developed a new treatment for glaucoma. A medical breakthrough, the Single Pass Four Throw (SFT) Pupilloplasty technique can be used for treating closed angle glaucoma. First in the world, SFT Pupilloplasty has shown good results in patients with both early and advanced closed angle glaucoma.

SFT Pupilloplasty technique is ideal for treating this closed angle glaucoma due to abnormal iris configuration and closed angle. In SFT, the iris position is corrected by releasing the iris from the angles where the fluid drains. This new method of pulling the iris (the brown tissue) from the angle from where it has been attached to the centre creates clear angles. By this method, the iris is prevented from blocking the aqueous or fluid flow inside the eye which is necessary for maintaining pressure. This method has shown better outcomes as compared to laser treatment. The method will certainly provide added advantage in treating such patients with high eye pressure due to closed angles by iris tissue.

One-of-its-kind the treatment was used successfully to save the vision of Sulochana, who is 33 years of age.