Is it the dry eye or the cataract that is making the patient unhappy?

Let’s face it: Old patients get cataracts, and old patients get dry eye. This is especially true of women, patients with diabetes and those on multiple systemic medications.
Sometimes it is difficult to sort out why the patient is complaining — cataracts vs. dry eye and the relative contributions of each. It is also important to determine if the non-complainers have a healthy enough ocular surface to withstand the challenge of a presbyopia-correcting IOL or LASIK. One tool that is especially suited to these tasks is the HD Analyzer from (Read more...)

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