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QUOTE: IFIS has been associated with Flomax (tamsulosin), a medication widely prescribed for urinary symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Tamsulosin is a selective alpha blockerthat works by relaxing the bladder and prostatic smooth muscle. As such, it also relaxes the iris dilator muscle by binding to its postsynaptic nerve endings. Even if a patient has only taken tamsulosin once in their life, that dose is enough to cause IFIS during cataract extraction indefinitely.[2][3]

Patients planning cataract surgery must notify their ophthalmologist that they are taking Rapaflo because of the possibility of a condition called Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS), a complication associated with cataract surgery in patients on alpha-1 adrenoreceptor blocker medications. In IFIS the iris of the eye becomes limp and moves in waves as a result of increases in fluid levels within the eye. This can result in a painful and extended recovery period in those who have undergone cataract surgery and a reduction in visual acuity (sharpness). Patients on alpha-blockers or those who have severe kidney or liver impairment should not use Rapaflo.

This may be because Rapaflo has been on the market less than 5 yrs, so they don't have this adverse effect reported by any doctors, even though it should be reported. I also asked how long it's effects can be seen in a patient, even if just detected in a person's blood or in some other way. Does anyone here know these answers or could point me in that direction?

Thank you!