Immediate Sequential vs. Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: Retrospective Comparison of Postoperative Visual Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We conducted a retrospective comparative-effectiveness study of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and refractive error (RE) after immediate sequential (ISBCS) and delayed sequential (DSBCS) bilateral cataract surgery. We tested 2 hypotheses: (1) among DSBCS patients, second-eye outcomes were no different than first-eye outcomes; (2) averaged between each patient's 2 eyes, outcomes did not differ between ISBCS and DSBCS patients.

Design

Retrospective comparative-effectiveness study.

Participants

Kaiser Permanente Northern California members who underwent noncomplex bilateral cataract surgery from January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2015.

Methods

We performed an intention-to-treat analysis comparing ISBCS to DSBCS using conditional logistic regression a

SUBMITTER: Herrinton LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5531866 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature