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Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery.

Ali Nowrouzi¹, Jorge L Alió^2,3

¹Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Quironsalud Marbella, Marbella.

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|February 23, 2024

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Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) is safe and cost-effective, reducing hospital visits and costs. While generally safe, careful evaluation is needed for presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses.

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Surgical Innovation

Background:

Cataract surgery is a common procedure.
Bilateral cataract surgery can be performed sequentially or immediately.

Approach:

This review analyzes recent studies on immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS).
The review assesses safety, cost-effectiveness, and the importance of inclusion protocols for ISBCS.

Key Points:

ISBCS shows no increased risk of bilateral devastating complications like endophthalmitis compared to delayed surgery.
Cost analyses indicate ISBCS leads to significant savings for payers, patients, and society.
ISBCS reduces hospital visits and enhances rapid visual rehabilitation and neuroadaptation.

Conclusions:

The risk of simultaneous bilateral complications with ISBCS is very rare with current protocols and intracameral antibiotics.
Refractive outcomes are generally predictable with modern biometry, but presbyopia-correcting IOLs require careful consideration in ISBCS.