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OR time for femtosecond cataract surgery longer than for standard surgery
Patients spent 11 minutes to 12 minutes longer in the operating room for femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery compared with traditional cataract surgery, according to a retrospective review of data from three experienced cataract surgeons.The study, which appeared in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, also found that among routine cases only, the femtosecond approach lengthened operating room time by 11.6 minutes to 13.4 minutes. Both differences were statistically significant (P <>