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BLOG: Should Schirmer testing alone be the standard of care in oculoplastic surgery?
Should Schirmer testing alone be the standard of care in oculoplastic surgery cases? The immediate answer is no. But it can be helpful, as ocular surface disorders can lead to an unsatisfactory outcome.Ophthalmic literature has been inundated with articles on ocular surface disorders cautioning us to evaluate patients for dry eye disorders that compromise a good surgical outcome, be it post-cataract surgery, refractive surgery, or ptosis and blepharoplasty surgery.