ReviewJournal of ophthalmology2015
Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Journal of ophthalmology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05069753 (Patient Reported Visual Function Outcome Following Bilateral Cataract Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Patient Reported Visual Function Outcome Following Bilateral Cataract Surgery
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Immediate sequential bilateral surgery versus delayed sequential bilateral surgery for cataracts.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Comparative Outcomes of Immediate Versus Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Refractive outcomes and safety profile after sequential bilateral cataract surgery.International ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- Challenges in the diagnosis and management of simultaneous, bilateral, toxic anterior segment syndrome after phacorefractive surgery.Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO · 2023Article
- Comparisons of outcomes and complications of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery and unilateral cataract surgery in a tertiary hospital in South Korea.Scientific reports · 2022Review
- Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: Opinions among Refractive Surgeons in the United States and a Comparative Analysis with European Consultants.Journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Patient Attitudes and Desirability Regarding Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Recurring themes during cataract assessment and surgery.Eye (London, England) · 2021Review
- Evolution of and developments in simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery. Update 2020.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Review
- A stakeholder meeting exploring the ethical perspectives of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery.Journal of medical ethics · 2020Article
- Bilateral Pseudomonas endophthalmitis after immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery: primum non nocere.Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia · 2020Article
- Cost-effectiveness of immediate versus delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery in the Netherlands (the BICAT-NL study): study design of a prospective multicenter randomised controlled trial.BMC ophthalmology · 2020Article
- A survey exploring ophthalmologists' attitudes and beliefs in performing Immediately Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery in the United Kingdom.BMC ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Drop-free approaches for cataract surgery.Current opinion in ophthalmology · 2020Review
- Response to: 'Comment on: 'How to defuse a demographic time bomb: the way forward?'Eye (London, England) · 2018Article
- Immediate Sequential vs. Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: Retrospective Comparison of Postoperative Visual Outcomes.Ophthalmology · 2017Article
- Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery: Is it time to change?Oman journal of ophthalmologyArticle
- Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery importance during the COVID-19 pandemic.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyArticle
- Pros and cons of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS).Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyReview
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6 authors.
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Abstract
The aim of the present systematic review was to examine the benefits and harms associated with immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) with specific emphasis on the rate of complications, postoperative anisometropia, and subjective visual function in order to formulate evidence-based national Danish guidelines for cataract surgery. A systematic literature review in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane central databases identified three randomized controlled trials that compared outcome in patients randomized to ISBCS or bilateral cataract surgery on two different dates. Meta-analyses were performed using the Cochrane Review Manager software. The quality of the evidence was assessed using the GRADE method (Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation). We did not find any difference in the risk of complications or visual outcome in patients randomized to ISBCS or surgery on two different dates. The quality of evidence was rated as low to very low. None of the studies reported the prevalence of postoperative anisometropia. In conclusion, we cannot provide evidence-based recommendations on the use of ISBCS due to the lack of high quality evidence. Therefore, the decision to perform ISBCS should be taken after careful discussion between the surgeon and the patient.
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