WASHINGTON -- Patients taking a wid...

WASHINGTON -- Patients taking a widely prescribed prostate put drugs into should alert their eye doctors before undergoing cataract surgery to avoid complications, several medical clusters said Tuesday.

Advance warning can allow surgeon to modify their technique during the habitual operation and avoid complications seen in patients who take Flomax and similar put drugs intos to treat enlargement of the prostate, the clusters said.

The medicines called alpha-blockers, appear to impair a muscle in the iris, the colored portion of the view The iris must be stimulated during surgery to replace the misted lens of the eye to allow the opening in its center the pupil, to dilate. The unsalable articles seem to cause the iris to unexpectedly flap or billow.

Any unexpect motion during surgery can cause injuries to the iris and other complications, said Dr David F Chang, a clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco and a spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

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