Should we anticipate intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) even with very short history of tamsulosin?
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Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome associated with tamsulosin.
PURPOSE To assess the incidence and possible causative factors of a newly recognized syndrome, the intraoperative floppy iris (IFIS). SETTING Clinical practices in Los Altos and San Rafael, California, USA. METHODS A retrospective chart review of consecutive cataract surgeries performed in a 2-surgeon practice over a 12-month period (706 eyes; 511 patients) was used to assess the percentage...
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Intraoperative "floppy-iris" syndrome is a novel entity that was initially described in 2005 by Chang and Campbell who encountered it during cataract surgery. The manifestations include a triad of the following intraoperative findings: (a) flaccid iris stroma leading to fluttering and bellowing of the iris, (b) prolapse of the iris through the surgical incisions, and (c) progressive pupil const...
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Four years after intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) was first described,1 there is still no clear preference among ophthalmologists for the surgical management of these cases, according to a survey conducted last year by the ASCRS Cataract Clinical Committee.2 In fact, when asked to name their preferred single method for IFIS, the most common response (33%) was “always employ multiple s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.95