Cost may be barrier to capitalizing on advantages of femtosecond cataract surgery

Improvements in instrumentation allow surgeons to measure various ocular parameters with exquisite precision. With the advent of the femtosecond laser, it is now possible to also perform various steps of the intraocular procedure with equal precision. The infrared laser works by delivering energy in extremely short pulses, and the procedure of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is now available around the world.

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