Cataract Surgery And Flomax ?

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Robert11 - 21 Nov 2007 18:39 GMT

Hello,

Have just started Flomax, and saw on their site that you should tell your
eye Dr. that you
are taking it if you will be having caract surgery.

Why ?

What are the potential problems ?

Thanks,
B.

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Glenn Hagele - USAEyes.org - 21 Nov 2007 18:53 GMT

>Hello,
>
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>Thanks,
>B.

We have an advisory regarding cataract surgery and Refractive Lens
Exchange (RLE) with the use of Flomax at:

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/library/prostate-cataract-flomax-rle.htm
or
http://tinyurl.com/25zlad

A joint medical society release is at

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/library/aao-prostate-flomax.htm

Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
USAEyes (R)
Patient Advocacy Surgeon Certification

"Consider and Choose With Confidence" (TM)

Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org

http://www.USAEyes.org

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I am not a doctor.

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p.clarkii@gmail.com - 21 Nov 2007 22:37 GMT

> Hello,
>
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> Thanks,
> B.

Flomax is a drug which relaxes certain types of smooth muscles in the
body. This relaxation can allow better blood flow in the bladder and
prostate and thereby allow prostate swelling to decrease. However,
the iris in the eye (the colored ring of muscle surrounding the hole
that lets the light into the eye-- the pupil) contains muscle cells
that also respond to flomax and can cause the iris to become "loose"
and resist dilation which is necessary during cataract surgery. It
thus increases the risk of complications during cataract surgery.
Most cataract surgeons would ask that patient discontinue Flomax for a
brief period before the surgery to reduce the risk.

Here is a link that can help you understand:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intraoperative_floppy_iris_syndrome

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