Abstract:Purpose: to evaluate the effectiveness of approaches to tear substitution in dry eye syndrome (DES) patients before cataract phacoemulsification (CPE). Material and methods. 60 DES and cataract patients who received preoperative therapy — tear substitute instillations (4 times a day, 1 month), were examined before CPE. They were divided into 2 groups each of which was subdivided into two subgroups. Group 1 included 30 mild DES patients with lipid deficiency who had a negative lipid interference test, meibomian… Show more
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