ROME — Dry eye should be diagnosed and aggressively treated before cataract surgery because it may compromise presurgical keratometry readings and visual outcomes, according to one specialist speaking at OSN Italy.
“Treat every one of your cataract consults as a dry eye consult: Look for dry eye, diagnose it, treat it aggressively and bring them back for their surgical measurements once the surface is nicely tuned up,” Cynthia A. Matossian, MD, FACS, said.
An estimated three-quarters of eyes undergoing cataract surgery have astigmatism higher than 0.5 D and one-third have 1 D