If this occurs during surgery, or if the iris slips out of
Discontinue medication within week of anticipated intraocular surgery What will happen? Floppy iris syndrome must be anticipated by cataract surgeon to avoid
Flomax (Tamsulosin) and Cataract Surgery | North Suburban Eye
Similarly, there is weak evidence to suggest that IFIS can also occur many months after stopping an alpha-blocker
Flomax (tamsulosin) and Avodart (dutasteride) are drugs used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia
Do not stop using this medication before surgery unless your surgeon tells you to
Do not stop using Flomax before surgery unless your surgeon tells you to
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Does tamsulosin cause eye problems? Tamsulosin and other alpha-blockers may impede pupil dilation and cause the “IFIS triad” (a flaccid and billowing iris, iris prolapse through the surgical incisions and progressive intraoperative pupil constriction)
Gurbaxani A, Packard R
Many parts of the eye can be affected by oral drugs
The discontinuation of drugs with a causative relationship to IFIS such as tamsulosin does not seem to fully eliminate the risk of developing IFIS although it might be helpful sometimes
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The more common side effects that can occur with tamsulosin include: headache
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Unfortunately, stopping Flomax use before having cataract surgery typically doesn’t help as the drug’s effect on the muscles in your eye can last for years
The alpha-adrenergic receptor blocker tamsulosin is frequently prescribed to treat BPH, and research suggests this drug may increase the intraoperative difficulty of cataract surgery
Another A serious eye problem called Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) has occurred in some patients who were taking this medicine or who had recently taken this medicine when they had cataract surgery