Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-41

  Abdel Aziz, Salwa ^a   Mamalis, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha blocker; Cataract complications; Floppy iris; Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome; Tamsulosin

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; TAMSULOSIN;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; INTRAOPERATIVE FLOPPY IRIS SYNDROME; IRIS ATROPHY; LENS CAPSULE; MYDRIASIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTOR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS DISEASE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; IRIS DISEASES; PATIENTS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 58149242393     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32831bc0ad     Document Type: Review

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