ates of patient dissatisfaction following cataract surgery can range from 20% to 35% as the result of age-related ocular surface discomfort. Image credit: ©smile35 – stock.adobe.com
Ocular surface discomfort can be problematic after cataract surgery. Italian researchers tested the use of cyclosporine A 0.1% cationic emulsion eye drops to prophylactically minimise the discomfort before cataract surgery and found that their use improved ocular surface homeostasis and reduced inflammatory markers.1
Cationic emulsion drops are characterised by their ability to retain cyclosporine A on the ocular surface.
Antonio DiZazzo, MD, and colleagues reported their findings in Cornea. He is associated with the Ophthalmology Complex Operative Unit, Campus Bio-Medico Foundation, and the University Campus Bio-Medico, both in Rome.
They…