Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome: Possible relationship with Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonists

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-44

  Avisar, Rahamin ^a,b   Weinberger, Dov ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 adrenergic receptor antagonists; Cataract surgery; Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUNAZOSIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; DONEPEZIL; DOXAZOSIN; FINASTERIDE; LABETALOL; TAMSULOSIN; TERAZOSIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SULFONAMIDE;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TARGETING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE FLOPPY IRIS SYNDROME; IRIS DISEASE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SPHINCTER PUPILLAE MUSCLE; SYNCOPE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

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

EID: 65349178149     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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