Reducing drop burden after cataract surgery can improve patient compliance, reduce costs

Dropless or reduced drop cataract surgery can improve patient compliance, reduce costs, reduce ocular surface damage, and increase patient satisfaction and convenience, according to a speaker.
“The advantages of dropless over traditional drops can be summarized by the three Cs: compliance, cost and complications,” Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS, said at the virtual OSN New York meeting.
Evidence in the literature shows patients who underwent cataract surgery and were inexperienced with eye drops had poor compliance, poor technique using the drops and an inability to correctly place

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