Femtosecond cataract surgery faces challenge in cost-effectiveness FEMCAT study

BARCELONA — The French FEMCAT study evaluating the cost-effectiveness of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is close to 1,800 enrollments and may be completed by the first half of 2016, Béatrice Cochener, MD, announced at the meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. The study aims at providing the scientific basis for a potential adoption of the femtosecond procedure within the French health system.

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