Safety and Effectiveness of Drop-free Small Incision Cataract Surgery

Inclusion Criteria: * Presence of a visually significant cataract: nuclear sclerotic, posterior subcapsular and/or cortical * Best corrected visual acuity or 20/40 or worse Exclusion Criteria: * Axial length \< 20 or \> 26 mm * Cataract which is traumatic, subluxated, or Morgagnian * Presence of ocular comorbidity: including corneal or retinal abnormalities (corneal opacities, macular degeneration, macular scars, epiretinal membrane, retinal detachment, retinal vascular occlusion), glaucoma, ocular hypertension, glaucoma suspect (cup-to-disc ratio of 0.7 or more, history of steroid response, history of uveitis, pseudoexfoliation * History of endophthalmitis or macular edema in the fellow eye * Personal history of diabetes mellitus or uncontrolled hypertension * Currently pregnant or lactating women * Current use of systemic steroids for asthma, rheumatoid arthritis or other illness or history of steroid use by any route in the prior 3 months. * Intraoperative complications including posterior capsular rupture, iris prolapse, zonular dialysis, retained nucleus, vitreous loss, iris trauma resulting in hemorrhage, Descemet dehiscence of more than 1 mm x 1 mm