Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery and its relevance in COVID-19 era.

This rate was 0.049% for presumed endophthalmitis and 0.025% for proven endophthalmitis.[ 22 ] Routine intracameral moxifloxacin prophylaxis achieved a highly significant, 4-fold reduction in postoperative endophthalmitis in patients undergoing M-SICS.[ 23 ] Other risks to the patient include a longer recovery period due to cystoid macular edema, prolonged corneal edema, or anterior chamber inflammation.[ 24 ] Stereopsis is disrupted during the time between the two cataract surgeries, when the eye continues to function monocularly, patients lose depth perception.

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