Role of postoperative lubrication in preventing dry eye after cataract surgery in high- and low-risk patients stratified by ocular surface frailty index.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Symptoms and signs of dry eye can significantly increase after cataract surgery. The present study seeks to investigate the effect of intensive lubrication using Systane HYDRATION multi-dose preservative free (MDPF) eye drops (Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, Texas, USA) on signs and symptoms of dry eye in the postoperative phase.

Methods

Patients scheduled for cataract surgery were enrolled in this randomised, investigator-masked study and assigned to one of three groups. The risk of developing dry eye was stratified using the ocular surface frailty index (OSFI). The high risk - standard of care (HR-SOC) and treatment (HR-Treatment) group were the high-risk groups (OSFI 0.3 or greater), and the LR-SOC group was the low-risk group (OSFI less than 0.3). HR-SOC and LR

SUBMITTER: Palkovits S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11940489 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature