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Can we do surgery on both eyes the same day?
No. It's smarter to perform surgery on one eye at a time. The
primary reason for this is the small chance of an infection which
could damage the eye. This infection ('endophthalmitis') occurs
far less than 1% of the time for average surgeons. To prevent
an infection, you'll use antibiotic eye drops before and after the
surgery. I do not usually perform cataract or lens surgery on
both eyes the same day. After you are thrilled with your
excellent vision from the first cataract surgery, we can schedule
the surgery for the other eye. Most patients choose to have the
second eye operated one week after the first eye. Our out-oftown
patients usually have the second surgery 48 or 72 hours
after the first eye.
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