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Marijuana use and failure of initial surgical management of retinal detachment
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Marijuana use and failure of initial surgical management of retinal detachment

Jeffrey A Brown, Kai R Seely, William E Smiddy, Nicolas A Yannuzzi, Robert O'Brien, Audina M Berrocal, Harry W Flynn, Jr and Justin H Townsend
Ophthalmology retina
2025-05-12
PMID: 40368037

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.

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