DRY EYE EFFECT ON CATARACT SURGERY OUTCOME
Published 2022 - 26th ESCRS Winter Meeting
Reference: P032 | Type: Abstracts | DOI: 10.82333/smev-jg23
Authors: Georges Harb* 1 , walid harb 2 , lucien khalil 3
1Ophtalmology,Lebanese University,Sin el Fil,Lebanon;optometry,holy family university,batroun,Lebanon, 2Ophtalmology,Lebanese University,beirut,Lebanon, 3Ophtalmology,holy spirit university,byblos,Lebanon
Purpose
Setting
Methods
416 patients, diagnosed with cataract and dry eye were included in the study. This prospective study divided the sample on a 1/1 ratio into 2 groups. The first group received treatment for dry eye with lubricant for 2 weeks prior to the surgery and continued for 1 month after the surgery. The second group didn’t receive any particular treatment for dry eye. OSDI, Schirmer test and BUT were assessed 1 week and 1 month after surgery for both groups.
Results
The first group that was treated with lubricant showed significant results compared to the second group. One month post- surgery, BUT lasted 10.25+/-1.87 in the first group and 9.32+/-2.12 (with P= <0.0001) in the second group. The same applies to the Schirmer test, the first group scored 18.87+/-4.45 one month post- surgery whereas the second group scored 15.44+/-3.62 (P=<0.0001). In the OSDI the first group showed better results in comparison with the second group, where the first one scored 21.79+/-3.32 and the second one 23.87+/-4.68 (P=<0.0001). The difference between the two groups was already significant one week after the operation.
Conclusion
Comparing the 3 indexes that were chosen, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between treating the dry eye prior to the cataract surgery, and neglecting it. The dry eye has an effect both clinically and subjectively.