The Pharmacological Mydriatic Pupil-to-Limbal Diameter Ratio as an Intuitive Predictor for the Risk of Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome

Purpose. To predict development of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) using the preoperative pharmacologically dilated pupil-to-limbal diameter (PL) ratio. Methods. The subjects were male patients treated by phacoemulsification who were or were not taking α1-adrenoceptor antagonists (ARAs)....

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Main Authors: Yurika Terauchi, Hiroshi Horiguchi, Takuya Shiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2837934