ReviewIndian journal of ophthalmology2021
Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery and its relevance in COVID-19 era.
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- A Systematic Review of the Effects of Second-Eye Cataract Surgery on Motor Function.Frontiers in aging · 2022Pooled it
- Recent trends and outcomes in immediate and delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgeries: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Article
- Analysis of anxiety and pain in patients undergoing immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery or unilateral cataract surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- 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
- How Ophthalmologists Can Decarbonize Eye Care: A Review of Existing Sustainability Strategies and Steps Ophthalmologists Can Take.Ophthalmology · 2023Review
- A novel two-surgeon technique of simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery with complete delinking.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Pros and Cons of Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery from a Patient Perspective: A Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 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
- Impact and Determinants of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cataract Surgery Rate at a Tertiary Referral Center.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2022Article
- Commentary - Should immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery be the norm in the COVID-19 era?Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Simultaneous Bilateral Open-Globe Repair and Vitreoretinal Surgery for Explosive-Related Ocular Injury.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) involves performing phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation in both the eyes of a patient, sequentially in the same operative sitting. There are well-documented advantages in terms of quicker visual rehabilitation and reduced costs. The risk of bilateral simultaneous endophthalmitis and bilateral blindness is now recognized to be minuscule with the advent of intracameral antibiotics and modern management of endophthalmitis. Refractive surprises are rare for normal eyes and with the use of optical biometry. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all elective surgeries were stopped. This has resulted in a large backlog of deferred cataract surgeries. Now more than ever before, we should consider ISBCS as an excellent alternative to delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery in the right hospital or surgical setting. In the age of COVID-19, it can help to decrease surgical scheduling and follow-up visits. The one change in practice that could have the most significant benefit in reducing infection exposure risk is ISBCS.
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