Prevalence and clinical findings of tamsulosin-associated intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1336-1339

  Cheung, Chui Ming Gemmy ^a   Awan, Muhammad Amer Raza ^a   Sandramouli, Soupramanien ^a  

^a Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; MYDRICAINE; TAMSULOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA INJURY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EYE SURGERY; FLOPPY IRIS SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRIS DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIOSIS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POPULATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; IRIS DISEASES; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PUPIL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; SULFONAMIDES; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746102171     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.03.034     Document Type: Article

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