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iSBCS Suggestions for safe ISBCS

steve — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:43:46 +0000

A committee of iSBCS has been working on “Suggestions for safe ISBCS” for over 1 year. The final version was reviewed and voted on for acceptance by the membership at our 2nd annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain on Sept. 14, 2009, and it has now (Nov. 5, 2009) been written up and formatted.2009-11-04-final-posted-isbcs-sbcs-suggestions2

Terminology for bilateral cataract surgeries

steve — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:34:49 +0000

I have been writing and reading alot about bilateral cataract surgery. The terminology and abbreviations are confusing. I would like to suggest that we universally adopt an amalgam of separate proposals:
ISBCS = Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery
DSBCS = Delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgeries
I believe that the terminology of “iImmediately sequential” and “delayed sequential” was first suggested by Bjorn Johansson, to whom we should be grateful. The only change I have suggested is to leave in the word “bilateral” in both cases, and making the delayed version plural, as it is done as 2 separate events.
Steve Arshinoff MD FRCSC

Immediately Sequential Cataract Surgery at 4.5% in Sweden

steve — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:18:22 +0000

Suzanne Albrecht of Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden presented a very interesting study of SBCS in Sweden.09-04-suzanne-albrecht-seq-or-del-cat-surg-eurotimes-2009-14-04-28

Is it worth €739m to avoid one case of bilateral endophthalmitis? Eurotimes March 2009

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:54:36 +0000

At ESCRS 2008 in Belrin, Tiina Leivo, of Finland presented a fascinating study demonstrating that the non-medical costs to society to prevent a single case of simultaneous bilateral endophthalmitis after SBCS is about 1 Billion USD. Furthermore, mathematically, the same theoretical patient would still suffer bilateral endophthalmitis, the only difference being that it would not be simultaneous. Dr. Leivo estimated the risk at about 1 patient per million.

SBCS & iSBCS at ASCRS San Francisco, Monday April 6, 2009, 11AM.

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:28:19 +0000

A presentation on SBCS and iSBCS will be given at the CarlZeiss Meditech booth on Monday April 6, 2009, 11:00 - 11:30 AM, by Steve Arshinoff MD FRCSC, President iSBCS. All are welcome.

Preparation & use of Intracameral Vigamox (moxifloxacin) 09 02

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:13:22 +0000

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Arshinoff SA, Odorcic S. Same-day sequential cataract surgery. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2009; 20:3-12

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:39:59 +0000

This article is a summary of current (January 2009) SBCS experience and practices.

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2009 09 12-15 SBCS at ESCRS, Barcelona.

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:26:30 +0000

September 12-15, 2009: ESCRS Barcelona. First ESCRS SBCS course to be presented by members of iSBCS. It will be presented on Monday 14th September 2009 from 08.00 - 10.00 AM.

2009 04 4-7 SBCS at ASCRS April 2009, San Francisco.

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:26:07 +0000

1. Presentation: “SBCS & iSBCS” by Steve Arshinoff MD. Zeiss booth. Monday April 6, 2009 11 AM - noon.

2. Presentation: “SBCS” by Charles Claoue MD, at Rayner Symposium - Sunday April 5, 6:30 AM.

OSN US Ed. SBCS Cover Story Dec 10, 2008 & Editorial

admin — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:24:15 +0000

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