Femtosecond laser arcuate incisions reduce refractive astigmatism

LAS VEGAS — Arcuate incisions made with a femtosecond laser reduce postoperative refractive astigmatism during cataract surgery, according to a study presented here.
“I was very excited for this project in particular,” Clayton G. Blehm, MD, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. “Technology fascinates me, but combine that with health care, and sometimes tech is not always beneficial. That’s been part of the question we’ve had for the last 10 years, which is, ‘How much better is femto?’”
Blehm conducted a

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