Trial reportSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Comparison of Femtosecond Laser-Assisted and Ultrasound-Assisted Cataract Surgery with Focus on Endothelial Analysis.
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- Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery versus conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Laser-assisted cataract surgery versus standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Conventional Phacoemulsification Surgery Versus Femtosecond Laser Phacoemulsification Surgery: A Comparative Analysis of Cumulative Dissipated Energy and Corneal Endothelial Loss in Cataract Patients.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Trial
- Corneal densitometry and its association with cumulative dissipated energy after phacoemulsification.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Effect of Clear Corneal Incisions via Femtosecond Laser Versus Manual Incisions on Corneal Aberrations in Cataract Surgery.Micromachines · 2025Article
- Comparison of Conventional and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Regarding Macula Behavior and Thickness.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Cataract: Advances in surgery and whether surgery remains the only treatment in future.Advances in ophthalmology practice and research · 2021Review
- Why Use Ultrashort Pulses in Ophthalmology and Which Factors Affect Cut Quality.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
- Comparison of perioperative parameters in one-handed rotational phacoemulsification versus conventional phacoemulsification and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.International journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery has the potential to make critical steps of cataract surgery easier and safer, and reduce endothelial cell loss, thus, improving postoperative outcomes. This study compared FLACS with the conventional method in terms of endothelial cells behavior, clinical outcomes, and capsulotomy precision.
methodsIn a single-center, randomized controlled study, 130 patients with cataracta senilis received FLACS or conventional cataract surgery.
resultsA significant endothelial cell loss was observed postoperatively, compared to the preoperative values in both groups. The endothelial cell counts was significantly better in the FLACS group in cataract grade 2 (
conclusionsLow energy FLACS provides a better result compared to endothelial cell loss, size, and shape variations, as well as in effective phaco time within certain cataract grade subgroups. A complete comparison between two groups was not possible because of the higher cataract grade in the FLACS. FLACS displayed a positive effect on endothelial cell preservation and was proven to be much more precise.
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