Intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome associated with tamsulosin

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1899-1900

  Allen, David ^a   Packard, Richard ^a  

^a Sunderland ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MYDRIATIC AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; TAMSULOSIN;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; FLOPPY IRIS SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRIS DISEASE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; IRIS DISEASES; MALE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PUPIL; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; SULFONAMIDES; SYNDROME;

EID: 33750486152     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.07.020     Document Type: Letter

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