scholarly journals New technology update: femtosecond laser in cataract surgery

2014 ◽  
pp. 1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoltan Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Cataract Surgery ◽  
New Technology

scholarly journals Femto Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clemence Bonnet ◽  
Saba Al-Hashimi ◽  
Antoine P. Brézin ◽  
Dominique Monnet
Keyword(s):  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Cataract Surgery ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Intraoperative Complications ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Current Method ◽  
Cataract Extraction ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Conventional Surgery ◽  
Lens Fragmentation

Cataract is a leading cause of blindness in the world, and cataract extraction is one of the most commonly performed surgeries. Preferred surgical techniques have changed over the past decades with associated improvements in outcomes and safety. Phacoemulsification is a highly successful technique first introduced over 40 years ago. It is the current method of cataract surgery, with a very low reported rate of major complications and a frequency of overall intraoperative complications of less than 2%. Application of the femtosecond laser evolved to now assist in cataract surgery and has been termed FLACS (femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery) and occurs in three steps: corneal incisions (including optional limbal relaxing incisions to reduce astigmatism), anterior capsulotomy, and lens fragmentation. The remaining surgical steps still require the surgeon’s hands. The FLACS technique may have some advantages compared with conventional phacoemulsification. It remains however unclear whether FLACS is globally more efficient and safer than conventional surgery. The popularity of FLACS may also be limited by its higher cost compared with conventional surgery. The potential advantages of laser-assisted surgery are yet to be determined as FLACS technology is relatively new and in continuous evolution. This chapter reports scientific data as well as our own experience with this new technology. All the platforms currently available are described.

Cataract Surgery and the LenSx® Femtosecond Laser System

2013 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Richard Potvin ◽  
Sarah Makari ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Cataract Surgery ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Laser System ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Complication Rates ◽  
Ocular Imaging ◽  
Laser Systems ◽  
Frequency Laser ◽  
Lower Variability

The use of femtosecond laser systems in cataract surgery has been stated to be arguably the single biggest change to the procedure since phacoemulsification. The combination of a controllable high-frequency laser with increasingly advanced ocular imaging technology provides for a surgical precision that is difficult or impossible to duplicate manually. As a new technology, much clinical research is underway to identify best practices, and quantify the benefits of femtosecond cataract surgery. The main measures of interest are improvements in surgical precision, reduced complication rates and lower variability in clinical outcomes compared with manual procedures. The lower variability in outcomes would translate to a higher percentage of patients achieving their desired refractive target after surgery. This article provides an overview of the LenSx® femtosecond laser system, some of the ways in which it is being utilized in cataract surgery, and related surgical/ clinical results recently reported in the peer-reviewed literature.

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