Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 10 , Pages 1603-1605, October 2006

Preoperative use of atropine to prevent intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome in patients taking tamsulosin

  • Rick E. Bendel, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Rick E. Bendel, MD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.
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  • Michael B. Phillips, MD

From the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Accepted 14 April 2006.

Intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome (IFIS) is a recently identified condition associated with phacoemulsification in patients using the α1-antagonist tamsulosin (Flomax). Patients with IFIS manifest a triad of symptoms during cataract surgery: fluttering and billowing of iris stroma due to normal fluid movement, propensity of iris prolapse to phaco and side-port incisions, and progressive constriction of the pupil. Prevention of IFIS by withdrawing tamsulosin preoperatively has not shown consistent benefit. We describe the preoperative administration of atropine, which effectively prevented the occurrence of IFIS in patients receiving tamsulosin.

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 Neither author has a proprietary or financial interest in any product mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00893-5

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.04.039

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 10 , Pages 1603-1605, October 2006