Photofragmentation technique minimizes endothelial cell loss

SAN DIEGO — Use of a nanosecond laser during cataract surgery causes minimal intraocular trauma and imparts very low energy into the eye, Gangolf Sauder, MD, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting.
Using the Cetus nanosecond laser (A.R.C. Laser), Sauder and colleagues compared the technique with phacoemulsification in a randomized prospective study of 72 patients and found the “greatest possible endothelial protection” and fast visual rehabilitation with the nanolaser platform.
In the study technique, a nanosecond pulsed Nd:YAG laser

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