ArticleScientific reports2021
Electron microscopy analysis of femtosecond laser-assisted capsulotomy before and after lens fragmentation.
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- Capsulotomy morphology in cataract surgery: comparison of five femtosecond lasers.Journal of cataract and refractive surgery · 2026Article
- Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing of Diffraction Gratings for Modifying the Refractive Index of Intraocular Lenses.ACS omega · 2025Article
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- Posterior capsule dynamics during femtosecond laser lens fragmentation.International ophthalmology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Studying anterior lens capsule cutting edge profiles from femtosecond laser-assisted capsulotomy procedures performed before and after lens fragmentation. Twenty eyes (10 patients) with age-related cataract underwent femtosecond laser-assisted surgery (FLACS) using the Ziemer Z8 platform. First step of laser surgery was either capsulotomy (group first) or fragmentation (group second). One eye of each patient was assigned randomly, the second eye treated with the different sequence of procedures. After anterior capsule removal, tissue was fixed in cacodylate-buffered solution and cutting-edge profiles were analysed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All cases had cataract grade 2 and 3 based on LOCS III grading. SEM analysis showed more smooth edges in the first group, especially in cases with pseudoexfoliation (P = 0.037); more tags and bridges and a significant number of staggered cutting patterns (7 out of 10 cases) in the second group. All cases evolved the same microgroves with "valleys and mountains " as signs of the photodisruption process. Femtosecond laser capsulotomy should be performed before lens fragmentation minimizing the rate of cutting errors. Especially in eyes with advanced cataract, as intracapsular pressure may increase due to lens fragmentation without anterior capsular opening.
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