Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery is a reasonable and safe option during a pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the preoperative and intraoperative features, intraoperative and postoperative complications and postoperative satisfaction of patients who underwent immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

The study included ISBCS patients from September 2021 through January 2022. Demographics, comorbidities, type of anesthesia (topical/general), intraoperative complications, postoperative refractive errors, and complications were examined. The one-month postoperative appointment included a patient satisfaction questionnaire.

Results

ISBCS was performed in 206 eyes of 103 patients. Intraoperative complications did not occur in 99 (96.1%) of ISBCS patients. No patients had visually significant corneal edema, wou

SUBMITTER: Ece BSD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193192 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature