Marijuana use and failure of initial surgical management of retinal detachment.
Journal: Ophthalmology. Retina
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Abstract
In this study, we found that marijuana users had a ∼70% increased rate of failure of initial surgical management of retinal detachment (hazard ratio (HR=1.74; p=0.002). Counseling patients regarding this risk may be beneficial.
Authors
Jeffrey Brown, Kai Seely, William Smiddy, Nicolas Yannuzzi, Robert O'brien, Audina Berrocal, Harry Flynn, Justin Townsend
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