To Evaluate the Incidence And Severity Pattern of Dry Eye After Cataract Surgery
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 9
Abstract
Introduction: Damage to any component of the lacrimal function unit can destabilize the tear film and it can lead to ocular surface disease that expresses itself as dry eye. Many factors can cause dry eyes in patients after cataract surgeries. In a developing country like ours, the most common, efficient and economical cataract surgery is the manual small incision cataract surgery which is done with a corneoscleral tunnel incision. The environmental exposure to wind, sunlight and a high temperature causes dry eyes, which can be aggravated after cataract surgeries. Aims: To evaluate the incidence and severity pattern of dry eye after cataract surgery Subjects and Methods: Samples were collected from 300 uncomplicated cataract patients who were 50 years old and above who have undergone Manual small incision cataract surgery during the period from January 2017 to May 2017 Dry eye incidence and pattern were analyzed at days 0, 30 and 60 days after cataract surgery and the results noted. Results: Out of 300 patients, 186(62%) patients had dry eyes. Among them, 58.06% had mild grade, 24.19% had moderate grade and 17.74% had a severe grade of dryness. 38% patients did not have dry eyes. 67.7% of the male patients and 64.9% of the female patients had dry eyes. Conclusion: After manual small incision cataract surgeries with corneoscleral tunnel incisions, there was dryness of eyes in a majority of the patients and a majority of them had the mild grade of dry eyes.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. B. Manjula, Dr. G. Ravi Babu MS, Dr. K. S. Chaithanya Sravanthi
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