In this study, the investigators plan to compare the incidence and complications of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) during cataract surgery in patients taking tamsulosin (Flomax) and treated with retrobulbar injection of anesthesia, versus injection of Healon 5 viscoelastic into the anterior chamber.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
6
Healon 5 (2.3% Sodium hyaluronate) ophthalmic viscoelastic device will be injected into the anterior chamber as needed for pupillary dilation and adequate cataract extraction with intraocular lens placement.
3-4cc of anesthetic (1% lidocaine/0.75% bupivicaine) will be injected with a 25 gauge needle into the extraocular muscle cone prior to patient and microscope positioning. Cataract extraction with intraocular lens placement will then proceed in standard fashion.
Penn State Hershey Eye Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
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