Severity determines intraoperative floppy iris syndrome management approach
Options include use of OVD, intracameral drugs, iris retractors, pupil expansion device
Publish date: November 1, 2008
Lynda Charters
Lynda Charters
A cataract surgeon who first identified intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) and its association with tamsulosin describes several approaches to managing the surgical complication. The approach a surgeon uses will depend on the severity of IFIS, he says.