Commonly Asked Questions:
Are you taking Flomax?
If so, make your eye doctor aware of this at your eye appointment. Flomax has been associated with increased difficulty during cataract surgery and requires extra preparation to improve the chance of a good outcome. Tell your doctor you take Flomax. I repeat, tell your doctor you take Flomax. Flomax ell your doctor you take Flomax. Flomax […]

Flomax - tamsulosin

(tam soo LOW sin)
What is Flomax?
Flomax is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate).
Flomax is in a class of drugs called alpha-adrenergic blockers. Flomax causes the blood vessels (veins and arteries) to relax and expand, so that blood passes through them more easily. This effect relaxes the muscles in the prostate and […]

A recent article in the American Academy of Ophthalmology related the following story:
San Francisco - The most commonly prescribed prostate drug may cause complications in cataract surgery.  A recently published study examined the incidence of Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) in cataract surgery practices.
While Flomax does not affect vision or eye health, it does blocks the dilator muscle in […]

This article was printed in newspapers in Oakland, San Jose, Alameda, San Mateo, San Leandro, Hayward, and San Francisco.  It was written by San Leandro Daily Review reporter Tasha Bartholomew. 

Alternative Surgery Gives Patients New Outlook
SAN LEANDRO — Ever since childhood, Brian Mathews has had to worry about his eyesight — first with glasses, then contact lenses. For 20 years, […]

In an article June 2, 2006, by Chris Rauber of the San Francisco Business Times
Here’s looking at you.
San Leandro’s Stephen Turner, M.D., in February became the first Bay Area ophthalmologist to perform a recently approved type of eye surgery that implants a permanent manmade lens in nearsighted patients who don’t qualify for Lasik surgery. That […]

Near sightedness
Near-sightedness is very common in many countries.  Some studies show that over half of all Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, and Singaporeans are near-sighted.  Near-sightedness is caused by an eyeball that is too long or a cornea that is too curved.  This results in vision that is blurry in the distance but clear at near.  People that […]