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Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery by Charles C. Lin; Jennifer R. Rose-Nussbaumer; Zaina N. Al-Mohtaseb; Seth M. Pantanelli; Walter Allan Steigleman; Kathryn M. Hatch; Marcony R. Santhiago; Stephen J. Kim; Julie M. Schallhorn is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Purpose To evaluate refractive outcomes, safety, and cost-effectiveness of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) compared with phacoemulsification cataract surgery (PCS). Methods A PubMed search of FLACS was conducted in August 2020. A total of 727 abstracts were reviewed and 33 were selected for full-text review. Twelve articles met inclusion criteria and were included in this assessment. The panel methodologist assigned a level of evidence rating of I to all 12 studies. Results No significant differences were found in mean uncorrected distance visual acuity, best-corrected distance visual acuity, or the percentage of eyes within ± 0.5 and ± 1 diopter of intended refractive target between FLACS and PCS. Intraoperative and postoperative complication rates were similar between the 2 groups, and most studies showed no difference in endothelial cell loss between FLACS and PCS at various time points between 1 and 6 months. In large randomized controlled studies in the United Kingdom and France, FLACS was less cost-effective than PCS. Conclusions Both FLACS and PCS have similar excellent safety and refractive outcomes. At this time, one technique is not superior to the oth

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Author

Charles C. Lin; Jennifer R. Rose-Nussbaumer; Zaina N. Al-Mohtaseb; Seth M. Pantanelli; Walter Allan Steigleman; Kathryn M. Hatch; Marcony R. Santhiago; Stephen J. Kim; Julie M. Schallhorn

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)