Femtosecond cataract surgery, conventional phaco demonstrate similar safety profiles

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and standard phacoemulsification proved similarly safe in a large prospective case series.The study included 4,080 eyes; 1,852 eyes underwent femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and 2,228 eyes underwent conventional phacoemulsification. There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding patient age or cataract grade.

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