Surgical procedure
cataract
CATARACT, IOL, BILATERAL CATARACTS
The intervention consisted of cataract surgery performed by an experienced cataract surgeon using a phacoemulsification technique. All the procedures were executed by the same surgeon (HV). In each patient, the operations of each eye were done on separate days (delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery). A standard technique of sutureless microincision phacoemulsification was used. Surgeries were initiated after instilling anaesthesia and mydriatic drops by performing a corneal incision at the temporal area. The procedure was followed with the creation of the capsulorhexis and the performance of the phacoemulsification. After this, the IOL was inserted into the capsular bag through the main incision using the injector developed by the manufacturer for this purpose.A postoperative topical therapy based on a combination of topical antibiotic and steroid was prescribed to be applied four times daily for one week.