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Optimizing the Ocular Surface Before and After Cataract Surgery

The role of perfluorohexyloctane in dry eye management

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  • Justin Schweitzer

  • April 8, 2026

  • 5 min

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    Dry eye disease is a common challenge for cataract surgery patients, impacting preoperative measurements and visual outcomes.

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    PFHO treatment did not negatively affect refractive outcomes, with 82.6% of patients achieving predicted manifest refraction after therapy.

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    Clinical signs of dry eye improved significantly, with total corneal fluorescein staining decreasing from 5.0 to 1.3 after PFHO therapy.

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    Postoperative best-corrected visual acuity improved, with 92% of patients achieving 20/20 vision or better after continued PFHO treatment.

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    Aggressive treatment of dry eye with PFHO enhances patient comfort and surgical outcomes without compromising refractive accuracy.

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Optimizing the Ocular Surface Before and After Cataract Surgery

  • by Justin Schweitzer

  • April 8, 2026

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