Crucial Steps I: Capsulotomy
19 Crucial Steps I: Capsulotomy Mark Cherny Summary The capsulotomy is a most critical step in cataract surgery. Femtosecond laser allows great precision and consistency in forming capsulotomies. A thorough…
Posterior Capsulotomy, Bag-in-the-Lens and Evolving Techniques
22 Posterior Capsulotomy, Bag-in-the-Lens and Evolving Techniques H. Burkhard Dick, Tim Schultz, and Ronald Gerste Summary A new method is being described with a potential to reduce posterior capsule opacification…
Crucial Steps III: Corneal Incision, Main and Side
21 Crucial Steps III: Corneal Incision, Main and Side Rozina Noristani, Tim Schultz, and H. Burkhard Dick Summary Manually performed incisions into the cornea are associated with many surgical difficulties…
The Rise of the Femto-Intraocular Lens
25 The Rise of the Femto-Intraocular Lens Samuel Masket Summary Negative Dysphotopsia (ND) is an enigmatic and annoying postoperative complication that occurs only in what is considered to be “perfect”…
Femtosecond Laser–Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis III: Clinical Outcomes
6 Femtosecond Laser–Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis III: Clinical Outcomes Craig S. Schallhorn and Steven C. Schallhorn Summary Femtosecond laser–assisted in situ keratomileusis has been shown to be safe and effective…
New Innovative Applications of Femtosecond Laser Technology
13 New Innovative Applications of Femtosecond Laser Technology Jorge L. Alio, Alfredo Vega, and María A. Amesty Summary Over the last years femtosecond laser assisted surgery have widely spread among…
Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Cataract Surgery in Ocular Comorbidities
24 Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Cataract Surgery in Ocular Comorbidities Surendra Basti and Rushi K. Talati Summary Surgeons have extended the limits of use of femtosecond laser technology in cataract surgery by…
Pediatric Cataract Surgery with the Femtosecond Laser
23 Pediatric Cataract Surgery with the Femtosecond Laser Ronald D. Gerste, Tim Schultz, and H. Burkhard Dick Summary The femtosecond laser has successfully been employed in a number of cases…
Pitfalls: Femtosecond Laser–Induced Complications
28 Pitfalls: Femtosecond Laser–Induced Complications Gerd U. Auffarth, Hyeck-Soo Son, and Branka Gavrilovic Summary Femtosecond laser (Fs-Laser) induced complications can be based on the principal laser technology as well as…
The Advent of the Femtosecond Laser in Medicine and Ophthalmology
2 The Advent of the Femtosecond Laser in Medicine and Ophthalmology Joshua R. Ford and Liliana Werner Summary Lasers were used initially within ophthalmology in the 1960s to perform retinal…
