Key findings
Overall, doctors reported seeing 30 dry eye patients per
month whose symptoms are not well controlled with
artificial tears. This, they later reported, equates to
more than 20% of their symptomatic cataract patients
requiring treatment beyond artificial tears. On average,
27% of cataract patients have asymptomatic dry eye
preoperatively.
According to the survey, physicians think these
symptoms can have a significant impact on surgical
outcomes. More than 90% think mild to moderate
dry eye can have a significant impact on patient
satisfaction post-cataract or refractive surgery,
and nearly 90% think mild to moderate dry eye
impacts keratometry and IOL calculations.
Ocular surface/cornea
8 • 2017 ASCRS Clinical Survey
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