title: Femtosecond laser will be the standard method for cataract extraction ten years from now.
abstract: The femtosecond laser is a new and developing technology for cataract surgery. This technology is approved for the capulotomy, primary incisions, astigmatic incisions, and lens fragmentation. The femtosecond laser has the potential to offer significant advantages over current phacoemulification and will be the standard method of cataract extraction in ten years.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Rockville Centre, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ranka
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Rockville Centre, New York, USA. Electronic address: ericdonnenfeld@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Donnenfeld
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057866:Anterior Capsule of the Lens / Q000601:surgery*; D019923:Capsulorhexis / Q000379:methods*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D013552:Swine
keywords: cataract surgery; femtosecond; laser