KOLOA, Hawaii — Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is a viable surgical option that offers patients and ophthalmologists a variety of benefits, according to a speaker at Hawaiian Eye 2025.
John A. Vukich, MD, who was on the original development team, said he was initially concerned about time efficiency, cost, return on investment and patient satisfaction with femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS).
“I didn’t think it solved a problem that I had,” he said.
But maybe it was solving a problem, Vukich added, because he was not correcting astigmatism