Stephen G. Slade, MD

It is hard to believe that 17 years have passed since Zoltan Z. Nagy, MD, PhD, performed the first femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery procedure worldwide.

At one time, IOL powers were calculated by subtracting the power of the refraction from the ideal 18 D average implant or simply putting a set lens power in everyone. Some of us likely started performing cataract surgery with only a manual keratometer and a contact ultrasound A-scan.

Our initial experience with using the latest generation femtosecond laser on 37 LASIK eyes has been positive.