More than 10 Years of Experience with Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Extraction (ISBCE)—A Retrospective Study
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51839#.VHfSomfHRK0 Author(s) Ivo Guber 1,2 , Ciara Bergin 2 , Jörg Stürmer 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland . 2 Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland . ABSTRACT Background: To evaluate the safety of immediate sequential bilateral cataract extraction (ISBCE) with respect to indications, visual outcomes, complications, benefits and disadvantages. Methods: This is a retrospective review of all ISBCEs performed at Kantonsspital Winterthur, Switzerland, between April 2000 and September 2013. The case notes of 500 eyes of 250 patients were r...