Alpha antagonists and intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) during trabeculectomy
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Alpha antagonists and intraoperative floppy iris syndrome: A spectrum
BACKGROUND To determine occurrence of features of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) during cataract surgery in patients taking systemic alpha-antagonists (AA). METHODS We prospectively studied patients on AA and who underwent phacoemulsification. The following were recorded: pupil diameter preoperatively, iris flaccidity, iris prolapse and peroperative miosis. RESULTS We studied 40...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702670