
Technician-led screening catches hidden ocular surface disease before cataract surgery and helps decide when to delay surgery.

Christopher Starr, MD, FACS, is associate professor of ophthalmology and director of ophthalmic education at Weill Cornell Medicine and associate attending ophthalmologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. His clinical expertise includes cataract and refractive surgery, corneal transplantation and dry eye treatment.

Technician-led screening catches hidden ocular surface disease before cataract surgery and helps decide when to delay surgery.