ticagrelor and Hyphema

ticagrelor has been researched along with Hyphema* in 1 studies

Reviews

1 review(s) available for ticagrelor and Hyphema

ArticleYear
Massive Hyphaema Following Laser Iridotomy in a Patient on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (Aspirin plus Ticagrelor): Case report and literature review.
    Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2019, Volume: 19, Issue:1

    Massive hyphaema presentation after a laser iridotomy is very rare. We report a 63-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease on dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin plus ticagrelor) who was diagnosed as a primary angle-closure suspect and was to undergo a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser iridotomy at Centro Oftalmológico Virgilio Galvis, Floridablanca, Colombia in 2016. While performing the iridotomy in the left eye, active bleeding occurred that finally filled approximately 75% of the anterior chamber. Intraocular pressure (IOP) increased to 62 mmHg. Mannitol and a topical dorzolamide/timolol were used to control the increase in IOP. The hyphaema slowly resolved over the following week without

    Topics: Aspirin; Colombia; Glaucoma, Angle-Closure; Humans; Hyphema; Iridectomy; Laser Therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Postoperative Complications; Ticagrelor

2019