Our guest surgeon uses a femtosecond laser to help with cataract surgery on a dense white cataract. The question is how well the laser light energy will penetrate the opaque lens cataract? Can you use the femtosecond laser to help divide the nucleus or soften it? Patients see the word “laser” and they think that is is magic and better. But we, as ophthalmologists, know that is simply not the case. There is no magic in the laser and I would ALWAYS prefer a highly skilled surgeon over a less skilled surgeon who relied on the laser to get by. I am sure that you agree. Check out the video and please give your comments below.
