Fluctuating dry eye symptoms following surgery or exposure to environmental triggers are “highly suggestive” of flares, according to a poster presented at the virtual Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.
A rapid evidence assessment of five refractive surgery studies, five daily life studies and 12 controlled environment studies looked at data on short-term exacerbations of symptoms or signs in patients with dry eye disease after ocular surgery or environmental challenges, such as air conditioning, wind, reading, low humidity and digital device use.
“Although none of the