Glaucoma Group Therapy Video: Complications in Canaloplasty

During the Glaucoma Group Therapy session at AAO 2025, moderated by Mary Qiu, MD, and Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD, MSc, presenters discussed challenging cases.

Mary Qiu Aakriti Garg Shukla Poonam Misra Aakriti G. Shukla

Glaucoma Physician October 21, 2025

5 Key Takeaways

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The Glaucoma Group Therapy session at AAO 2025 focused on surgical challenges and outcomes in glaucoma treatment.
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Dr. Misra presented a case of canaloplasty that resulted in a Descemet’s detachment.
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Multiple maneuvers were attempted in the office to repair the Descemet’s detachment.
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Ultimately, the patient required an operating room procedure to remove trapped viscoelastic.
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The team successfully reattached Descemet’s membrane, highlighting the importance of collaboration in complex cases.

Mary Qiu

Affiliations: Cleveland Clinic

Specialties: Glaucoma

Bio: Mary Qiu, MD, is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic and works in the field of glaucoma. In Glaucoma Physician coverage of the 2025 American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, she moderated a Glaucoma Group Therapy session focused on challenging surgical cases, including complications in canaloplasty.

Aakriti Garg Shukla

Affiliations: Columbia

Specialties: Glaucoma

Bio: Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD, MSc, is an ophthalmologist affiliated with Columbia. She served as a moderator for the Glaucoma Group Therapy session at AAO 2025, where presenters discussed challenging glaucoma surgical cases. Her Glaucoma Physician contribution focused on complications in canaloplasty, including multidisciplinary management of a Descemet’s detachment following the procedure.

Poonam Misra

Specialties: Glaucoma

Bio: Poonam Misra, MD, is an ophthalmology physician whose clinical work includes glaucoma surgery. In Glaucoma Physician coverage from AAO 2025, she presented a case on complications in canaloplasty, describing management of a Descemet’s membrane detachment with cornea colleagues and operative removal of trapped viscoelastic to achieve successful reattachment.

Aakriti G. Shukla

Affiliations: Columbia

Specialties: Glaucoma

Bio: Aakriti G. Shukla, MD, MSc, is affiliated with Columbia and works in the field of glaucoma. She co-moderated a Glaucoma Group Therapy session at the 2025 American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, where presenters discussed challenging glaucoma surgical cases and complications.

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Glaucoma Group Therapy Video: Complications in Canaloplasty

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