Study links two types of cataract surgery to dry eye, inflammation

Two methods of cataract surgery — phacoemulsification and manual small-incision cataract surgery — can lead to “acute detrimental effects on the ocular surface,” including dry eye and increased inflammation, according to a study. “Cataract surgery is ... responsible for transiently inducing or exacerbating dry eye, and several studies have shown that uncomplicated phacoemulsification can increase