Intracameral phenylephrine to prevent floppy iris syndrome during cataract surgery in patients on tamsulosin

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-332

  Gurbaxani, A ^a   Packard, R ^a  

^a KING EDWARD VII HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; PHENYLEPHRINE; SODIUM METABISULFITE; TAMSULOSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IRIS DISEASE; MALE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

EID: 33847669251     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702172     Document Type: Article

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