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She will demonstrate how dry eye
can negatively affect keratometry,
topography, wavefront imaging,
IOL
power calculation, and decisions
about astigmatic correction, lens
exchange and enhancement.
According to the 2013 ASCRS
Clinical Survey, most anterior
segment surgeons say that about
21% of their cataract surgery pa-
tients have dry eye before surgery.
"The evidence suggests that estimate
is
too low," said program moderator
Neda Shamie, MD, Doheny Eye
Institute, University of Southern
California Keck School of Medicine.
"Surgeons may be missing opportu-
nities
to improve outcomes simply
by treating the ocular surface preop-
eratively," she says.
According to the survey, most
surgeons have not yet implemented
advanced point-of-care diagnostics
to screen patients, and awareness
of guidelines for dry eye treatment
remains limited. The survey also
found
that while the majority (86%)
agree or strongly agree that dry eye
significantly affects postoperative
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satisfaction in cataract and refractive
patients, most also believe it takes
more time to manage these patients
in
their practices.
"With good protocols, preop
treatment of ocular surface disorders
need not be a burden or cause delays
in surgical scheduling," says Eric D.
Donnenfeld, MD, Ophthalmic
Consultants of Long Island. He
and others on the panel will discuss
therapeutic regimens that surgeons
can
implement to prepare patients
for accurate preoperative measure-
ments, a positive surgical experi-
ence, and improved visual
outcomes.
Topics to be covered in this
symposium
include:
• Tear Film: The Neglected Refrac-
tive Interface – Marjan Farid, MD
• Consequence of Neglect: The
Tear Film, Preoperative Planning,
and Postoperative Outcomes –
Cynthia Matossian, MD
• Therapeutic Protocols for
Ocular Surface Support for
the
Refractive Cataract Patient –
Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD
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What session are you looking forward to the most?
"The femtosecond
laser-assisted cataract
surgery courses"
–Edward Zobian, MD,
Wyomissing, Pa.
"Innovations in
cataract surgery"
–Nicola Rosa, MD,
Salerno, Italy
"Anything on the
presbyopic theme"
–Lise Dannevig, MD, PhD,
Kristiansand, Norway
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