Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Melissa Toyos
Toyos Clinic,
2204 Crestmoor Road, Nashville, TN 37215
Tanzania
Research Article
Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery in Office Procedures at a Single Center: Retrospective Analysis of 560 Eyes of 280 Patients Undergoing Bilateral Cataract Surgery at a Single Site
Author(s): Rolando Toyos and Melissa ToyosRolando Toyos and Melissa Toyos
Objective: Retrospective safety study of events and best-corrected visual outcomes after simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery (SBCS).
Participants: patients undergoing refractive lens exchange or planned routine cataract surgery at a single site from May 2015 to February 2018.
Methods: The medical records of 280 consecutive SBCS patients were analyzed included patient factors, specifically subsets of diabetics, hypertensive and current or past history of alpha adrenergic blockers.
Main Outcome Measures: average change in BCVA, safety
Results: 560 eyes of 280 patients underwent uncomplicated cataract surgery by two high volume cataract surgeons. The patient population was predominantly with Caucasian with a slight predominance of females. The average age of the patient was 57.6 years .. View More»