title: Cataract surgery in the face of ocular surface disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article reviews the importance of ocular surface management in patients undergoing cataract surgery. The current strategies for the diagnosis and management of ocular surface disease in cataract surgery patients are discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The current trend is to diagnose and treat ocular surface disease before cataract surgery using a stepwise regimen tailored to the individual patient and disease severity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Maintaining a healthy ocular surface is essential for achieving the best visual outcome in cataract patients. Ocular surface preparation is beneficial not only in patients with established ocular surface disease, but also in those with minimal signs or symptoms of surface disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Asadolah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Movahedan
authors.forename: Ali R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Djalilian
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care