Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery

Abstract

Cataract surgery has passed through many phases. From couching to Intracapsular Cataract extraction to Extracapsular Cataract Extraction and then to Phacoemulsification.

Phacoemulsification, a revolutional invention of Charles Kelman, brought great refinement in surgical management of cataract. Now ever increasing use of modern technology has lead to use of Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery. This is a new emerging use of a technology called as Femtosecond Laser. It is an ultrafast, infrared laser with the speed of 0.001 mm at one billionth of a second (10-15 sec) working at wave length of 1052 nm.