The laser may be useful when correcting for astigmatism aligning an astigmatism correcting intraocular lens or softening a dense cataract.
Phaco laser eye surgery.
Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution to maintain the anterior chamber.
Not all cataract surgery is done by a laser these days.
They insert a small instrument through this opening.
The surgery usually takes well under an hour.
Phacoemulsification is a modern cataract surgery method in which the eye s internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye.
Your surgeon creates a small incision in your cornea by hand with a scalpel.
The procedure is safe and effective but according to the american academy of opthalmology laser cataract surgery is more costly than the traditional method and the cost is not.
During laser assisted cataract surgery your doctor typically uses the laser to make all incisions and to soften the cataract for removal by ultrasound phacoemulsification.