Is it your preference to use femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery for dense cataracts?

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Some surgeons question the need for and value of FLACS for the management of routine cataract cases. In my experience, this technology has demonstrated benefits in certain conditions such as those with denser cataracts, weak zonules or low endothelial counts.
Patients with dense nuclei often present significant clinical challenges throughout the procedure, from the capsulorrhexis to nuclear division and phacoemulsification.
In the majority of cases, an experienced cataract surgeon can perform a well-centered capsulorrhexis and remove the

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