First Prize Poster Presented At The Lebanese Congress OF Optometry: THE DRY EYE EFFECT ON CATARACT SURGERY OUTCOME

Poster Title: THE DRY EYE EFFECT ON CATARACT SURGERY OUTCOME

Authors: Dr Walid Harb, Dr Georges Harb, and Dr Lucien Khalil

Objective: To assess the outcome of treating dry eye before cataract surgery.

Methods: 416 patients, diagnosed with cataracts and dry eye were included in the study. This prospective study divided the sample on a 1/1 ratio into 2 groups. The first group received treatment for dry eye with lubricant for 2 weeks prior to the surgery and continued for 1 month after the surgery. The second group didn’t receive any particular treatment for dry eye. OSDI, Schirmer test, and BUT were assessed 1 week and 1 month after surgery for both groups.

Presented at the Lebanese Congress Of Optometry by: Clara El Achkar

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Clara El Achkar is a 3rd-year Optometry Student at the Holy Family University Of Batroun – USF – (@usfbatroun). You can reach her out and follow her Instagram account: @claraelachkar

For more information about the study, you can reach out to Dr. Georges Harb, head of the Optometry Department at USF, and follow him on Instagram: @dr.georgesharb