Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome after treatment with duloxetine: Coincidence, association, or causality?

Abstract Case report The case is presented of a severe intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) in a patient that had been treated with duloxetine. Discussion Tamsulosin is the main etiological agent involved in IFIS. However several cases of IFIS, supposedly secondary to drugs of different groups...

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Published inArchivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English ed.) Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 94 - 96
Main Authors González-Martín-Moro, J, González-López, J.J, Zarallo-Gallardo, J, Fernández-Miguel, Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier España 01.02.2015
Subjects
Cataract
Catarata
Duloxetina
Duloxetine
IFIS
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome
Ophthalmology
Síndrome del iris flácido intraoperatorio
Tamsulosin
Tamsulosina
Tamsulosina
Tamsulosin
Cataract
IFIS
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome
Duloxetine
Síndrome del iris flácido intraoperatorio
Catarata
Duloxetina
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Summary:Abstract Case report The case is presented of a severe intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) in a patient that had been treated with duloxetine. Discussion Tamsulosin is the main etiological agent involved in IFIS. However several cases of IFIS, supposedly secondary to drugs of different groups, have recently been reported in the literature. The authors use this case report as a means to discuss why most of these cases should be considered anecdotal evidence.
ISSN:2173-5794
2173-5794
DOI:10.1016/j.oftale.2015.02.008