Nanosecond laser may be safe for cataract surgery at a lower cost than femtosecond laser

COPENHAGEN — Nanosecond laser may represent an affordable, safe and effective way of doing laser cataract surgery, according to one speaker.“A minimal level of energy is applied to the eye. There is no thermal alteration in the anterior chamber, no mechanical or thermal side effects,” Jérôme C. Vryghem, MD, said at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.

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