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Femtosecond cataract surgery: The basic procedure and surgical details
Author(s) -
BARRAQUER R,
NAGY Z,
ALVAREZ DE TOELDO J
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2013.4753.x
Subject(s) - cataract surgery , femtosecond , medicine , ophthalmology , surgery , optometry , section (typography) , laser , computer science , optics , physics , operating system
Femtosecond lasers (FsL) have already proven to be a useful tool to improve efficacy ans safety in cataract surgery. This section of the course will review the basic steps of FsL‐assisted cataract surgery, the learning curve and transition, as well as the different variants and maneuvers of the procedure as compared to traditional phaco.