ArticleInternational ophthalmology2020
A study of dry eye after cataract surgery in MGD patients.
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- Dry eye post-cataract surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Pooled it
- Dry Eye and Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- The lack of correlation between symptoms and signs in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction: a secondary analysis of the multicenter, randomized controlled trial.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Trial
- Differential Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Clinical Strategies for Perioperative Dry Eye in Presenile Cataract and Age-Related Cataract.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Meibomian gland changes and influencing factors following cataract surgery.International ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- A Practical Approach for Optimizing Ocular Surface Status Before Cataract Surgery to Improve Visual Outcomes and Reduce the Risk of Postoperative Dry Eye.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2025Review
- Risk factors and nomogram-based prediction of dry eye disease following intraocular lens implantation in cataract patients.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Effect of Strabismus Surgery on Meibomian Glands, Ocular Surface Parameters, and Conjunctival Impression Cytology.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of 0.1% Cyclosporine a Cationic Emulsion for Treating Dry Eye Disease After Cataract Surgery Analyzed Using a Placido Tear Film Analyzer.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparison of two treatments for dry eye disease after corneal refractive surgery.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2025Article
- Effect of posterior chamber phakic refractive lens implantation on the ocular surface and tear film.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Clinical features and comprehensive treatment of persistent corneal epithelial dysfunction after cataract surgery.BMC ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Clinical Practice Guidelines.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Dry Eye Disease After Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2022Review
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- Injectable bio-responsive hydrogel for therapy of inflammation related eyelid diseases.Bioactive materials · 2021Article
- Relationship between ocular surface disease and patient's satisfaction among cataract surgical patients in Nigeria.International ophthalmology · 2021Observational
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the dry eye symptoms after cataract surgery in MGD patients and their relationships
methodsThe study included 115 patients (115 eyes) with age-related cataract that underwent uncomplicated cataract surgery, and the patients were divided into two groups according to the MGD diagnostic criteria: group A (MGD group) and group B (control group). Schirmer I test (ST-I), tear breakup time (TBUT), and corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) were performed preoperatively and at 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, and 30 days postoperatively. We also measured eyelid meibomian gland morphology, meibomian gland expression, and meibum character scores before and after the cataract surgery.
resultsPostoperatively, in group A, TBUT decreased and CFS scores increased significantly. ST-I increased in the early postoperative course but decreased later. The eyelid margin morphology scores and meibomian gland expression scores of group A significantly increased after the cataract operation. Thus, patients with MGD may have a greater chance of developing the dry eye disease after cataract surgery. Cataract surgery may aggravate the signs of MGD, and the severity of MGD may positively correlate with TBUT, CFS, and corneal lesions after surgery.
conclusionsThe characteristics of dry eye after cataract surgery in patients with MGD are different from common cataract patients, changes in the early postoperative phase to the ocular surface were caused by surgical factors, and the damages to epithelial function in the later postoperative phase were mainly associated with the inflammation of the meibomian gland and eyelid.
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