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ReviewIndian journal of ophthalmology2017

Reviewing the visual benefits of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: Can we improve our outcomes?

Michael Lawless, Lewis Levitz, Chris Hodge

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Review in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Fixation of an intraocular lens using reverse optic capture with haptic tuck for intraoperative posterior capsule rupture].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2021
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  3. Premium intraocular lenses: The past, present and future.Journal of current ophthalmology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Michael LawlessVision Eye Institute; Department of Ophthalmology, Sydney Medical School, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Australia.
Lewis LevitzVision Eye Institute, Australia.
Chris HodgeVision Eye Institute; Discipline of Orthoptics, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) was introduced in 2009 and has increasingly been incorporated into surgical practice. The automation of three key aspects of cataract surgery was expected to deliver a significant improvement in both refractive and safety outcomes. The published literature has not yet shown consistent refractive improvement above conventional techniques. The purpose of this paper is to review current FLACS refractive outcomes and explore factors that may have contributed to the current findings and whether future improvements are possible.

Indexed as

Quality ImprovementRefraction, OcularVisual AcuityCataract ExtractionHumansLaser TherapyPosterior CapsulotomyRefractive Errors

Identifiers

PMID29208811
PMCPMC5742959

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