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ArticleSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography changes with introduction and discontinuation of tamsulosin.

Abdullah Al-Kharashi, Amir A Azimzadeh, Jerry Leung, Sidney Radomski, Lenny Radomski, Wai-Ching Lam

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Article in Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Iris color as a predictive factor for intraoperative floppy iris syndrome.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023
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  2. Preoperative atropine and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the prevention of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022
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  4. Preoperative ocular characteristics predicting the development of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome regardless of alpha-antagonist exposure status.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdullah Al-KharashiDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada.
Amir A AzimzadehTotonto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
Jerry LeungTotonto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
Sidney RadomskiTotonto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
Lenny RadomskiTotonto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
Wai-Ching LamTotonto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
Toronto Western Hospital · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAKing Saud University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to quantify changes and reversibility in pupil dilation and iris dilator muscle region thickness associated with introduction and subsequent discontinuation of tamsulosin in patients naïve to this drug with the aid of an anterior OCT system.

methodsThe study was carried out on 7 patients (14 eyes) naïve to tamsulosin and with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BHP). Measurements taken by Vistante OCT were done pre- and post-dilation of the following: pupil size, iris dilator muscle region (DMR) thickness, sphincter muscle region (SMR) thickness, and anterior chamber depth. These measurement were taken at Day 0 (tamsulosin naive), Day 30 (after one month of tamsulosin, the treatment period) and day 60 (after one month of no tamsulosin, the discontinuation period).

resultsPost-dilation pupil diameter significantly increased during the discontinuation period (

conclusionTamsulosin discontinuation effectively increases dilated pupil size, a measure that has been inversely linked to IFIS incidence pre-operatively. Decreased DMR thickness in this short term likely illustrates changes aside from atrophy, such as vascular changes. Decreased anterior chamber depths suggest aqueous humor production is decreased as well.

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Benign prostatic hypertrophyCataract surgeryFlomaxIntraoperative floppy iris syndromeOptical coherence tomographyTamsulosin

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PMID28210174
PMCPMC5299114
OpenAlexW2480225646

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