ArticleBMC ophthalmology2020
A survey exploring ophthalmologists' attitudes and beliefs in performing Immediately Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery in the United Kingdom.
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- Eight years of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery: temporal trends, visual outcomes, and safety in a tertiary teaching hospital.International ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Comparative Outcomes of Immediate Versus Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2026Review
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- Sustaining Ophthalmic Practices for the Future: A High-Value Care Approach to Environmental Responsibility.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2025Review
- Safety and efficacy of a novel 'One-Visit, Both-Cataracts' high-volume see-and-treat immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery service in a public healthcare setting.Eye (London, England) · 2025Observational
- Ophthalmologists' Perspectives on Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (ISBCS): Attitudes, Practices, and Barriers in a Rapidly Growing Arab Economy.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS): A single-site experience of 41 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Ulster medical journal · 2024Article
- Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery: patient perceptions and preferences.Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cataract: Evidence to Support the Development of the WHO Package of Eye Care Interventions.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- Use of Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery (SBCS) to Optimize Parameters Affecting the Subjective Perception of the Procedure.Journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- A stakeholder meeting exploring the ethical perspectives of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery.Journal of medical ethics · 2020Article
- Acceptability of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) in a public health care setting before and after COVID-19: a prospective patient questionnaire survey.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe standard approach to treat cataracts is Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (DSBCS), during which patients have a separate operation date for each eye. An alternative method of delivery is Immediately Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (ISBCS). The aim of this project was to examine the attitudes and beliefs of UK ophthalmologists towards ISBCS, explore their reasons to either practise or not practise ISBCS and identify barriers hindering its implementation in the UK.
methodsA questionnaire was distributed to consultant members of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth, UK) and collected electronically. An initial screening question in regards to prior experience with ISBCS directed the rest of the survey; participants were asked to rate the importance of several factors with regards to performing ISBCS. Free text options were also available. Descriptive analysis was subsequently performed.
resultsOf the 1357 recipients, 130 (9.6%) ophthalmologists completed the survey. Of those, 13.9% were currently performing ISBCS, 83.1% had never performed, and 3.1% had previously done so but since stopped. The main factors that acted as barriers were lack of: (1) College approval (20.5%); (2) medico-legal approval (20.2%); (3) evidence to support the use of ISBCS (16.0%); and (4) hospital approval (13.3%). Additionally, the perceived risk of complications for patients played an important role when considering ISBCS, with the risk of endophthalmitis being most feared.
conclusionsThis survey demonstrates some of the barriers that prevent ophthalmologist's performing ISBCS in the UK. There is a need for further exploration in this field to evaluate the effect of addressing any of these concerns on the implementation of ISBCS.
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