VIDEO: Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery shows benefits over manual surgery

ByRobert J. Weinstock, MD

ByAlex Young

Fact checked byChristine Klimanskis, ELS

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Robert J. Weinstock, MD, discusses a study on femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.

The study compared cataract surgery with manual phacoemulsification and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery with the Ally adaptive cataract treatment system (Lensar).

“The femtosecond laser group outperformed the manual cataract surgery in this study both in visual outcomes, the capsulotomy, centration in size, location and overlap with the IOL, the amount of surgical time that the case took once inside the eye with less ultrasonic time and less total case time, and less [posterior capsule opacification] formation over time,” Weinstock said.

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Weinstock RJ. Safety and effectiveness of a second generation femtosecond laser in cataract surgery compared with manual phacoemulsification. Presented at: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting; April 5-8, 2024; Boston.

Disclosures: Weinstock reports consulting for Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, BVI, Lensar, RxSight and Zeiss.

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