Clinical features, complications, and incidence of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome in patients taking tamsulosin

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 909-913

  Takmaz, Tamer ^a,b   Can, I ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intracameral adrenaline; Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome; Phacoemulsification; Tamsulosin

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN HYDROGEN TARTRATE; ALFUZOSIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TAMSULOSIN; TERAZOSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE FLOPPY IRIS SYNDROME; IRIS; IRIS ATROPHY; IRIS DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIOSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUPIL;

EID: 39349083014     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700607     Document Type: Article

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