Clopidogrel and intraocular surgery:
complicated or uncomplicated?
Tahrina Salam and M.F. Raines
Corresponding address:
Tahrina Salam,
Department of Ophthmology,
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital,
East Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Welwyn Garden City, EH2 1PQ, UK.
E-mail: tahrinasalam@hotmail.com
This case series of 16 patients demonstrates the postoperative complications associated with
continued clopidogrel use and intraocular surgery. No intraocular or postoperative complications
were noted but a 25% risk of subconjunctival haemorrhage following subtenons anaesthesia
was noted.
Keywords
Clopidogrel; intraocular surgery; intraoperative complications; postoperative complications.
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