intraoperative floppy iris syndrome

noun

A complication of cataract extraction, characterized by a flaccid iris that billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents and tends to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery.

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IFIS
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Meanings

nounintraoperative floppy iris syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA complication of cataract extraction, characterized by a flaccid iris that billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents and tends to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery.

    Synonyms: IFIS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA complication of cataract extraction, characterized by a flaccid iris that billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents and tends to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery.

Similar
IFIS
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intraoperative floppy iris syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intraoperative%20floppy%20iris%20syndrome

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“intraoperative floppy iris syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intraoperative%20floppy%20iris%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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