Evaluation of Tear Film Lipid Layer Thickness Change After Cataract Surgery

Evaluation of Tear Film Lipid Layer Thickness Change After Cataract Surgery

This study will compare cataract patients before and after phacoemulsification. Evaluations will be performed before and 1 and 3 months following cataract surgery, including measurement of tear film lipid layer thickness, tear film break up time, Schirmer test, corneal and conjunctival fluorescein staining, examination of lid margins and meibomian glands, and the Ocular Surface Disease Index.

Inclusion Criteria:

• cataract patients with lens opacities classification higher than grade III and desire to be spectacle independence for distance and near vision

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous ocular surgery or trauma and the presence of corneal opacities, fundus abnormalities, glaucoma, uveitis, amblyopia, systemic disease, and posterior capsule rupture during cataract surgery