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VIDEO: Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery may be new normal
1 month ago - By Healio
In the new normal of COVID-19, the debate about immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery has come back in the limelight.
Is it necessary? Is it possible? Is it risk-benefit profitable? Do we have a real advantage in performing it? These are some of the questions raised during a symposium at the virtual European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting. Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, co-chairman of the session, highlights the main points of the discussion and provides his personal perspective on the topic.
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