Key result
Managing antithrombotics during glaucoma surgery requires individualized thromboembolic risk assessment and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Why the study?
Rising use of antithrombotic therapy and increasing prevalence of glaucoma surgery highlight the need to understand how best to manage antithrombotic therapy perioperatively.
How should antithrombotic therapy be managed in patients undergoing glaucoma surgery?
How should antithrombotic therapy be managed in patients undergoing glaucoma surgery?
This review provides guidance on managing antithrombotic therapy during glaucoma surgery, highlighting the importance of individualized risk evaluation and multidisciplinary collaboration.
May guide individualized antithrombotic decisions in glaucoma surgery; leaves open need for prospective trials.
The use of antithrombotic therapy is rising as the population of older adults grows and novel agents with wider indications emerge. Likewise, surgical treatment of glaucoma may become increasingly common as the prevalence of glaucoma increases and innovative treatment options are developed. These trends highlight the need to understand how best to manage antithrombotic therapy in the context of glaucoma surgery. This review article describes current literature on antithrombotic therapy and perioperative thromboembolic risk evaluation based on individual factors. In addition, guidance is offered on the management of antithrombotic therapy in the setting of each type of glaucoma surgery, with an emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach involving the patients' treating physicians.
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Shukla et al. (2020) conducted a review in Glaucoma. Anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy management was evaluated. Management of antithrombotic therapy during glaucoma surgery requires individualized perioperative thromboembolic risk evaluation and a multidisciplinary approach involving treating physicians.
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