Pediatric ophthalmologists reported more frequently performing immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery in infants and children younger than 10 years, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
Erin L. Dohaney, MD, and colleagues conducted a 33-item worldwide online survey among 126 ophthalmologists between March and April 2021 and reviewed existing literature on pediatric immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS).
Fifty-eight percent of surgeons who reported performing cataract surgery in children younger than 10 years use ISBCS,