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What Should The Platelet Count Be For Safe Cataract Surgery?

Posted on Mon, 4 Jul 2016

Question: What should the platelet count be for safe cataract surgery

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Normal platelet count between 1.5 to 4.5 lakh /cubic millimeter is required

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
A normal platelet count is between 1.5 lakh to 4.5 lakh per cubic millimeter.
Platelet count has special significance with regard to surgery.
A normal platelet count is desired for any kind of surgery i.e. above 1.5 lakh per cubic millimeter.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Shailja Puri (2 hours later)

A rotator cuff repair was done with a count of 75,000, which I assume would be .75 lake... Wouldn't the eye surgery have less bleeding and therefore not so big a concern?

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
75 thousand platelets is safe to proceed for cataract surgery.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
A count of 75,000 implies 75 thousand.
The normal platelet count is 150000 to 450000 cells / cubic millimeter; but surgeries can be undertaken at platelet count as low as 50 thousand with special care and platelets ready if required during surgery.
So, at 75 thousand you can safely undertake cataract surgery.

Cataract surgery now-a-days is suture less so no or minimal bleeding is there.
You can process with the surgery.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad