NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When treating a patient with glaucoma, surgeons should take steps to anticipate and avoid problems related to unwanted blood, according to an expert.
“I think we all realize that the best way to deal with bleeding is to avoid it in the first place,” Richard K. Parrish II, MD, said at the American Glaucoma Society meeting. “Blood is bad for the patient and for the glaucoma surgeon.”
Parrish said bleeding prevention comes in three stages: preoperative, operative and postoperative.
Before a glaucoma surgery, Parrish said to consider discontinuing a