Dry eye disease following manual small incision cataract surgery: A study from eastern India

Dr. Chandana Chakraborti; Dr Udayaditya Mukhopadhyay; Dr Moloy Mondal; Dr Mohana Sinha

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

Dry eye disease following manual small incision cataract surgery: A study from eastern India

Dr. Chandana Chakraborti, Dr Udayaditya Mukhopadhyay, Dr Moloy Mondal, Dr Mohana Sinha

Abstract :

Background: Dry eye is a multifactorial disease that affects the quality and quantity of tears that alter the ocular surface. It is characterized by various degree of discomfort, such as burning, stinging, grittiness, FB sensation, sensitivity to light and blurriness. It is often seen that these symptoms arise or get aggravated following cataract surgery. Aim: To find out if manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) causes dry eye post operatively. Material and methods: An institution based longitudinal comparative study was conducted to find out if manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) causes dry eye. 200 patients (400 eyes) were evaluated for dry eye pre and post–operatively. A detailed questionnaire was given and Mc Monnies Index was calculated from the given score. Schirmer testI, tear eak up time, tear meniscus height were tested for dry eye evaluation. Patients were followed up at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 19.0 and paired–t test. Results: Results showed that at 6 months follow up a statistically significant number of patients, especially in older age group developed dry eye symptoms post–operatively. It can be concluded that MSICS can lead to develop dry eye syndrome (DES) which is more in older age group and in female patients.