The Latest Evidence with Regards to Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and Its Use Post 2020.

Levitz, LM; Dick, HB; Scott, W; Hodge, C; Reich, JA

The Latest Evidence with Regards to Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and Its Use Post 2020.

Levitz, LM Dick, HB Scott, W Hodge, C

Reich, JA

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Publisher:: Informa UK Limited
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Clinical Ophthalmology, 2021, 15, pp. 1357-1363
Issue Date:: 2021-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Levitz, LM
dc.contributor.author	Dick, HB
dc.contributor.author	Scott, W
dc.contributor.author	Hodge, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0516-6486
dc.contributor.author	Reich, JA
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-27T22:16:36Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-09
dc.date.available	2022-04-27T22:16:36Z
dc.date.issued	2021-03-01
dc.identifier.citation	Clinical Ophthalmology, 2021, 15, pp. 1357-1363
dc.identifier.issn	1177-5467
dc.identifier.issn	1177-5483
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/156700
dc.description.abstract	Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) was introduced with the hope of making cataract surgery safer and making the refractive result more predictable. It is only in the last four years that level 1 prospective randomised controlled trials (RCT) using current technology have been published. These, along with a meta-analysis of recent studies have shown that there seems to be little long-term visual benefit when using FLACS with monofocal lenses. The promised decrease in ultrasound energy required to remove a cataract has not been consistently demonstrated. There is level one evidence that the rate of posterior capsular rupture is less with FLACS using modern software. The round capsulotomy may be of increasing importance with the uptake of toric, multifocal and extended depth of focus lenses where a predictable capsulotomy size and precise placement of the lens becomes more important.
dc.format	Electronic-eCollection
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Informa UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartof	Clinical Ophthalmology
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2147/opth.s306550
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1113 Opthalmology and Optometry
dc.title	The Latest Evidence with Regards to Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and Its Use Post 2020.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	15
utslib.location.activity	New Zealand
utslib.for	1113 Opthalmology and Optometry
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2022-04-27T22:16:34Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	15

Abstract:

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) was introduced with the hope of making cataract surgery safer and making the refractive result more predictable. It is only in the last four years that level 1 prospective randomised controlled trials (RCT) using current technology have been published. These, along with a meta-analysis of recent studies have shown that there seems to be little long-term visual benefit when using FLACS with monofocal lenses. The promised decrease in ultrasound energy required to remove a cataract has not been consistently demonstrated. There is level one evidence that the rate of posterior capsular rupture is less with FLACS using modern software. The round capsulotomy may be of increasing importance with the uptake of toric, multifocal and extended depth of focus lenses where a predictable capsulotomy size and precise placement of the lens becomes more important.

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