Surgeon: Nanosecond laser provides safe cataract surgery at lower cost than femto

The nanosecond laser may provide an affordable, safe and effective alternative method for cataract surgery, with advantages over both standard phacoemulsification and femtosecond laser-assisted surgery, according to one specialist.“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. “It should be the method of choice when maximal endothelial protection is required, such as in Fuchs’ dystrophy or after corneal transplantation.”

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