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Guideline should not be considered exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed at
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Abbreviations
BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; CME, cystoid macular edema; CSME, clinically
significant macular edema; DSEK, Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty; FLACS,
femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery; IOL, intraocular lens; IOP, intraocular
pressure; IFIS, intraoperative floppy iris syndrome; IV, intravenous; NSAID, nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drug ; OCT, optical coherence tomography; OVD, ophthalmic
viscosurgical device; PCO, posterior capsular opacification; PSC, posterior subcapsular
cataract; TASS, toxic anterior segment syndrome
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