Aminocaproic acid treatment of recurrent postoperative hyphemas

Three patients were treated with aminocaproic acid for medically uncontrolled hyphemas that developed after cataract extractions. In all three patients the bleeding stopped after a course of aminocaproic acid was begun. This happened despite a very short course of therapy in two patients. All three patients had to have treatment discontinued because of side effects, in part contributed to by preexisting medical problems, appeared.