title: Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery without ophthalmic viscosurgical devices.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a technique for performing femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery without the use of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs).
  
  
  METHODS
  After laser pretreatment, the anterior chamber is stabilized with balanced salt solution during lens and cortex aspiration. A preloaded intraocular lens is implanted under irrigation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 23 eyes undergoing surgery without the use of OVDs, no complications were observed within a 1-month follow-up period. The time for surgery and the amount of fluid that went into the eye were similar to those of a standard procedure. There was no remarkable increase in intraocular pressure or corneal thickness. All patients achieved a significant increase in corrected distance visual acuity after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The significant reduction of phacoemulsification use after femtosecond laser application might render the use of OVDs obsolete in many cases.
authors: H Burkhard
authors: HB
authors: Dick
authors: Ronald D
authors: RD
authors: Gerste
authors: Robert P
authors: RP
authors: Rivera
authors: Tim
authors: T
authors: Schultz
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054018:Lasers, Excimer / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055675:Viscosupplements; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; C030660:BSS solution; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008903:Minerals; D055675:Viscosupplements; D012965:Sodium Chloride