Retrobulbar Injection of Anesthesia Versus Healon 5 in the Management of Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome

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Conditions studied: Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00627913

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

6

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2010-11-11

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All cataract patients taking tamsulosin

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with any history of iridocyclitis
• Presence of iris neovascularization
• History of prior iris surgery
• Presence of traumatic cataracts
• Presence of zonular dialysis

Where it is running

• Penn State Hershey Eye Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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