Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022 Jun 10. Epub 2022 Jun 10.
Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan.
Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the extent to which the use of antithrombotic drugs during glaucoma surgery contributes to surgical failure and postsurgical hemorrhagic complications.
Methods: Glaucoma surgeries were categorized into three groups: trabeculotomy (TLO), trabeculectomy (TLE), and long-Tube shunt surgery (Tube). At 1 year after surgery, the following criteria for surgical success were met: intraocular pressure (IOP) in the 5-21-mmHg range, IOP reduction of at least 20% from the preoperative level, and no additional glaucoma surgeries. Read More