FEMCAT study evaluating value of femtosecond cataract surgery

Almost 1,800 subjects have been enrolled in the French FEMCAT study evaluating the clinical value and cost-effectiveness of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, a speaker said at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting in Barcelona.The study will be completed in the first half of 2016. It is designed to provide a scientific basis for the potential adoption of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in the French health care system, Béatrice Cochener, MD, PhD, said.

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