In the management of an intumescent white cataract, some surgeons like to use the femtosecond laser to create a the … More
Category: femto phaco
2744: ensure a free capsulotomy with femto
Ensuring a complete anterior capsulotomy when using the femtosecond laser is critical for the safety and success of cataract surgery. … More
2717: Should you keep or remove this phakic IOL?
Our guest surgeon is very talented surgically and manages to perform a beautiful cataract surgery in a patient while operating … More
2615: dense white cataract with femto laser
Our guest surgeon uses a femtosecond laser to help with cataract surgery on a dense white cataract. The question is … More
2577: the risks of a femtosecond laser
I am always happy to add new technologies to our surgery center and operating room because I like having more … More
2531: using the capsular tissue as a shield
CataractCoach™ is the world’s largest library of anterior segment surgical techniques where we cover cataract, glaucoma, cornea, and refractive surgery. … More
2487: femto cataract with zonular absence
In most cataract surgery cases, the femtosecond laser does not offer any advantage over a proper capsulorhexis performed by an … More
2307: do whatever you need to do
This case was anonymously submitted and the question was posed: is it permissible to use all of these techniques in … More
2206: why not use the laser for incisions?
This patient is having cataract surgery with the assistance of the femtosecond laser. The surgeon has elected to use the … More
2112: severe anterior capsule phimosis
This patient has severe capsular phimosis which happens where there is weak zonular support and aggressive contraction and fibrosis of … More
2105: primary piggyback IOL after trauma
Our guest surgeon presents a case of a patient who sustained a penetrating thorn injury to his eye and then … More
2045: capsule complications from femto phaco
We have extensively covered the topic of using the femtosecond laser to assist in parts of cataract surgery, including studies … More
1964: femto laser fails to open capsule
Even though our equipment is very reliable (and very expensive), no device is absolutely infallible. And in this case the … More
1927: should residents learn femto laser?
Many studies have shown that there is little to no benefit to using the femtosecond laser for routine cataract surgery, … More
1888: femto laser for posterior polar
You must realize by now that I have a fondness for posterior polar cataracts and on CataractCoach.com we have an … More
1796: your first femto laser phaco case
We have a whole section devoted to femtosecond laser cataract cases and we both know that it is not a … More
1730: belt loop to fixate Ahmed segment
This patient sustained ocular trauma which resulted in loss of zonular support for about 180 degrees, allowing tilt and decentration … More
1668: femtosecond laser fragmentation
We have covered the topic of femtosecond lasers in cataract surgery many times before. Most cataract surgeries performed in the … More
1332: another femto laser cataract surgery
Why did the surgeon in this video use a steel blade to make the main incision? The femtosecond laser can … More
1331: femto laser cataract surgery
I am a fan of learning as many different techniques as you can. Learn to use all of the machines, … More
1322: femtosecond laser or forceps?
Look carefully at this title photo and tell me which eye had a capsulorhexis with forceps and which eye had … More
1153: is femto laser phaco better?
Despite more than a decade of use and hundreds of published papers, there is still some controversy as to the potential … More
Femtosecond Laser White Cataract
Our guest surgeon today is Xiongfei Liu MD from Sacramento, California. He was previously a resident with us at our … More
Review: capsule attachments with femto-laser
This young patient (about 40 years old), developed a white cataract which has severely impaired vision in this eye for … More
Incomplete Femtosecond Laser Capsulotomy
We have studied intumescent white cataracts many times here on CataractCoach and we know that the primary challenge is that … More
Position your phaco incision to nick limbal vessels
I saw a patient recently who had femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery a month prior by an unknown surgeon. The … More
Femtosecond Laser Capsulotomy for White Cataracts
With an intumescent white cataract, we know that the capsular bag is filled with fluid — liquefied lens cortex material. … More
Guest Surgeon: Femto & Capsular Tension Segments
This is a tricky case: a traumatic cataract with extensive zonular loss and weakenss in a younger patient with high … More
Persistent attachments with femto-laser capsulotomy
This young patient (about 40 years old), developed a white cataract which has severely impaired vision in this eye for … More
For the Capsulorhexis: Femto or Forceps?
Was the capsulorhexis show in this photo done with a femtosecond laser, a micro-pulse electrical zap, or simply with capsule … More
Femto Laser Incisions: Good or Bad?
The femtosecond laser is a powerful tool for ophthalmic surgery. While its use in creating corneal refractive surgery is widely … More
Is Femto Phaco worth the Cost?
5 years ago, I posed the question, “Is Femto Phaco a case of the Emperor’s New Clothes?” in an article … More