Surgeons can now avoid intraoperative floppy iris syndrome during cataract surgery by stopping tamsulosin prior to surgery or going for alternative strategy. Cataract surgeons were much relieved when ...

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Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) is related to the use of oral alpha-1 antagonist, especially tamsulosin, in patients undergoing cataract surgery. Thus, a person who has taken oral ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LONDON — Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome is not always associated with the use of alpha-blockers such as ...

A 48-year-old man with schizophrenia had bilateral nuclear cataract. Despite standard pharmacologic dilation (topical cyclopentolate 1%, tropicamide 1%, phenylephrine 10%) for fundus examination, the ...

TOKYO — The combination of a small pupil, a systemic alpha-1 blocker, and no epinephrine during irrigation significantly increases the risk for intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS), according to ...

Dear Doctor: I am a 76-year-old man, very active and in fairly good health. I need cataract surgery, but I have learned that serious complications can occur with patients who are on Flomax, as I ...

Patients taking a widely prescribed prostate drug should alert their eye doctors before undergoing cataract surgery to avoid complications, several medical groups said Tuesday. Advance warning can ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California — Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in adults can be effective and safe in all types of eyes, including those with mature cataracts or comorbidities like Fuchs' ...

I am a 76-year-old man, very active and in fairly good health. I need cataract surgery, but I have learned that serious complications can occur with patients who are on Flomax, as I recently was. Can ...