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Hashem  Abu Serhan, Abdullah Ahmed, Barbara Parolini

Ophthalmologists, like all medical professionals, strive to base their practice on solid evidence. However, even in our field, certain beliefs have taken root more through tradition and repetition than through rigorous scientific scrutiny. Margolis and Galor published their editorial in which they debunked six myths related to the anterior segment.1 Their work motivated our critical thinking, […]

The Role of Femtolaser in Cataract Surgery

Zoltan Z Nagy
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Published Online: Jan 24th 2013 European Ophthalmic Review, 2012;6(5):286-289 DOI: http://doi.org/10.17925/EOR.2012.06.05.286
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Femtolasers were recently introduced into the surgery of the crystalline lens after having great success in corneal surgery. The most important indications and features are: perfectly centred and sized capsulotomy, liquefaction of softer lenses, fragmentation of harder lenses to help chopping of the cataractous lens without phaco energy, and lastly to create corneal wound in any position and size and also to control pre-operative astigmatism using arcuate incisions in the desired depth within the cornea. As a result of controlled steps in cataract surgery wide acceptance and spread is to be expected.

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