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Michael G. Gressel, MD
Lorain, Ohio

Richard K. Parrish II, MD
Miami

Arch Ophthalmol. 1987;105(2):169.

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To the Editor.

—Frenkel and Shin¹ have presented "a somewhat different picture... regarding the predisposing factors... in delayed suprachoroidal hemorrhages." While their impression that aphakia is an important predisposing factor concurs with previous reports,^2-4 we find little support for their assertion that the use of fluorouracil is a risk factor. We believe that our series² reflects the fact that suprachoroidal hemorrhages occur most frequently after filtering surgery in selected groups at high risk for this complication (ie, aphakes), whether fluorouracil is² or is not^1,3,4 administered. If fluorouracil somehow contributed to the development of suprachoroidal hemorrhages, one might expect a dose-effect relationship manifested by the occurrence of bleeding relatively later in the postoperative period, after a larger total dosage of the medicine had been administered. Comparison of the times of onset of bleeding in our patients with those in other series disclosed no such trend. If . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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