Evaluation of Femtosecond Laser Versus Manual Clear Corneal Incisions in Cataract Surgery Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

The architecture of clear corneal incisions (CCIs) plays an important role in the outcome of phacoemulsification. Improper CCI construction can lead to a variety of complications, including Descemet's membrane detachments, wound leaks, and excessive surgically induced astigmatism. A previous study demonstrated that it was hard to predictably make manual three-plane, two-plane, or single-plane tunnels with steel or diamond keratomes.1 Femtosecond laser –assisted cataract surgery technology can provide reproducible corneal incisions, capsulotomies, and nuclear fragmentation.2,3 The obvious

Source: Journal of Refractive Surgery - January 10, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Xiaogang Wang, MD, PhD Source Type: research