Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome is associated with an increased rate of severe intraoperative complications and greater ...

Interestingly, the likelihood of adverse events was not elevated by less-recent use of alpha-blockers—including tamsulosin. These findings raise several obvious questions of clinical interest.

Favorable outcome is achieved if tamsulosin use is known before surgery and the operation is undertaken by an experienced cataract surgeon.

These vascular effects can, however, be greatly reduced by the use of the α 1a receptor antagonist tamsulosin, which specifically targets urothelial smooth muscle. α-Blockers are not yet ...