Omidria maintains pupil size during femtosecond cataract surgery

WASHINGTON — Phenylephrine and ketorolac intraocular solution either maintained or increased pupil dilation through femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, according to a speaker here.
While femtosecond laser-assisted surgery has many advantages, it is also associated with the formation of prostaglandins, which leads to intraoperative pupil miosis, Johnny L. Gayton, MD, said in a paper presentation at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
“Pre-emptive use of a product to decrease prostaglandin formation and maintain intraoperative mydriasis would be

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