ArticleBMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies2025
Randomized controlled bilateral comparison of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery versus conventional phacoemulsification.
Article in BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06069752 (Positional Stability and Refractive Behaviour After In-the-bag Implantation of an Aspheric Hydrophobic IOL After Conventional Phacoemulsification and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Positional Stability and Refractive Behaviour After In-the-bag Implantation of an Aspheric Hydrophobic IOL After Conventional Phacoemulsification and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery
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Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the influence of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) on the post-operative capsular bag and visual performance using a novel aspheric hydrophobic intraocular lens (IOL). Design: Randomized controlled bilateral study. Setting: Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria. Participants: Patients scheduled for bilateral cataract surgery. Interventions: Patients were scheduled either for conventional cataract surgery or femtolaser-assisted cataract surgery. Main outcome measures: Anterior chamber depth, IOL tilt, IOL decentration, best-corrected distance visual acuity, uncorrected distance visual acuity. Results: In total, 100 eyes of 50 patients were included in this study. After 6 months, there was no relevant difference between the FLACS and the conventional cataract group regarding anterior chamber depth (4.56±1.68 mm and 4.60±0.26 mm; p=0.903), tilt (4.87°±2.17° and 4.37°±1.62°; p=0.124) or decentration (0.28±0.14 mm and 0.33±0.20 mm; p=0.414), respectively. The postoperative mean spherical equivalent showed a slight hyperopic shift with no relevant difference between both groups (+0.17±0.49 D and +0.19±0.50 D; p=0.996) with a target refraction of emmetropia or myopia (-2.5 D). Conclusions: FLACS was not superior to manual cataract surgery regarding capsular bag or visual performance, and the investigated IOL was safe and stable. Trial registration number: NCT06069752.
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