Diagnose, treat corneal irregularities before cataract or refractive surgery

SAN FRANCISCO — Corneal irregularities and opacities should be diagnosed and treated before surgery, according to a speaker here.
“These are conditions that we all see every day or every week in practice, and we’re talking about things that every one of us in the audience can do at any time,” Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, said at Cornea Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.
Corneal irregularities, including epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, Salzmann’s nodular degeneration and band keratopathy, can all be treated before

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