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Cataract surgeons seek ‘perfect’ capsulotomy
The capsulotomy is a two-way street, allowing extraction of a cataract or clear lens in a refractive lens exchange in one direction and allowing insertion of an IOL in the other. As existing manual and laser methods to create a capsulotomy for cataract surgery are refined, on the horizon are new technologies to bring the ophthalmic community closer to creation of the “perfect” capsulotomy.But what is perfect? Placement, shape, size and method all play a role.