title: Safety of deferring review after uneventful cataract surgery until 2 weeks postoperatively.
abstract: We conducted a systematic review and metaanalysis to provide evidence-based recommendations on the value of early postoperative review. We identified 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared patients seen on the first postoperative day with those reviewed at 2 weeks; the 3 studies comprised 886 patients. The risk for postoperative complications was lower when review was deferred 2 weeks because of early transient pressure spikes. There was no difference in the number of unscheduled visits during the first 2 weeks postoperatively or the visual acuity at follow-up. No safety was gained by reviewing patients on the first postoperative day, and we recommend that routine early postoperative control can be omitted in nonglaucomatous patients after uneventful surgery if symptomatic patients are seen by an ophthalmologist as needed.
  
  
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  No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Ophthalmology (Kessel), Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, the Danish Health and Medicines Authorities (Kessel, Tendal) and the Nordic Cochrane Center (Tendal), Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, the Skanderborg Eye Clinic (Andresen), Skanderborg, the Department of Ophthalmology (Erngaard), Næstved Hospital, Næstved, the Odense Eye Clinic (Flesner), Odense, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Hjortdal), Aarhus University Hospital NBG, Aarhus, Denmark. Electronic address: linkes01@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Line
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kessel
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Ophthalmology (Kessel), Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, the Danish Health and Medicines Authorities (Kessel, Tendal) and the Nordic Cochrane Center (Tendal), Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, the Skanderborg Eye Clinic (Andresen), Skanderborg, the Department of Ophthalmology (Erngaard), Næstved Hospital, Næstved, the Odense Eye Clinic (Flesner), Odense, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Hjortdal), Aarhus University Hospital NBG, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andresen
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Ophthalmology (Kessel), Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, the Danish Health and Medicines Authorities (Kessel, Tendal) and the Nordic Cochrane Center (Tendal), Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, the Skanderborg Eye Clinic (Andresen), Skanderborg, the Department of Ophthalmology (Erngaard), Næstved Hospital, Næstved, the Odense Eye Clinic (Flesner), Odense, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Hjortdal), Aarhus University Hospital NBG, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Ditte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erngaard
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Ophthalmology (Kessel), Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, the Danish Health and Medicines Authorities (Kessel, Tendal) and the Nordic Cochrane Center (Tendal), Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, the Skanderborg Eye Clinic (Andresen), Skanderborg, the Department of Ophthalmology (Erngaard), Næstved Hospital, Næstved, the Odense Eye Clinic (Flesner), Odense, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Hjortdal), Aarhus University Hospital NBG, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flesner
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Ophthalmology (Kessel), Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, the Danish Health and Medicines Authorities (Kessel, Tendal) and the Nordic Cochrane Center (Tendal), Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, the Skanderborg Eye Clinic (Andresen), Skanderborg, the Department of Ophthalmology (Erngaard), Næstved Hospital, Næstved, the Odense Eye Clinic (Flesner), Odense, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Hjortdal), Aarhus University Hospital NBG, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Britta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tendal
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Ophthalmology (Kessel), Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, the Danish Health and Medicines Authorities (Kessel, Tendal) and the Nordic Cochrane Center (Tendal), Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, the Skanderborg Eye Clinic (Andresen), Skanderborg, the Department of Ophthalmology (Erngaard), Næstved Hospital, Næstved, the Odense Eye Clinic (Flesner), Odense, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Hjortdal), Aarhus University Hospital NBG, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hjortdal
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D061214:Patient Safety; D010808:Physical Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D057832:Watchful Waiting