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Just want to know if anyone had this please

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Yes - husband had it and miraculously it worked - given so much has failed. There are several variants of this operation so check on exactly what is proposed.

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Did he have on nhs ? Mine will be cataract surgery and pass catheter around canal to widen it

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Technically no but done as part of research study by NHS surgeon. But not as part of cateract surgery. He has had a lot of surgery and experience with this was OK. Results a bit high afterwards but they think that was down to earlier tests having false positives.

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How long ago was the surgery ? My consultant is in Birmingham does private aswell. I know canaloplasty been around years but the new type about 5 maybe bit more. Thankyou

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