5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  At the 2026 AAO meeting, surgeons described dropless cataract surgery using intraoperative intracameral moxifloxacin and subconjunctival triamcinolone instead of postoperative drops.

• 2

  In a retrospective cohort of about 69,800 eyes, Kenalog 10 mg/mL at a high dose of about 4 mg was associated with 36% lower odds of postoperative macular edema than topical prednisolone acetate.

• 3

  The Kenalog 10 mg/mL high-dose group had similar odds of glaucoma events and rebound iritis to topical prednisolone acetate, whereas Kenalog 40 mg/mL groups had significantly higher odds of glaucoma e

• 4

  In a study of more than 15,000 patients, cystoid macular edema and intraocular pressure spike rates did not differ significantly between dropless and standard drop pathways.

• 5

  Dropless surgery reduces the need for postoperative eye-drop bottles and packaging, as well as the prescribing, dispensing, storage, and transport of medications.