title: Current and effective advantages of femto phacoemulsification.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose is to review the current and effective advantages of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  FLACS has advantages over manual phacoemulsification in its precision, and predictability and may be especially advantageous in difficult situations such as shallow anterior chamber, subluxated cataracts, white cataracts, and so on. However, the femtosecond capsulorhexis may not be as strong as a manual rhexis. Laser-induced miosis is also a potential disadvantage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There may be increased surgeon confidence and patient satisfaction with FLACS and it may be friendlier to the internal structures of the eye. However, it is not superior to manual phacoemulsification in terms of primary outcomes such as visual and refractive outcomes or overall complications. Further refinements in technology may be needed to give it distinct advantages over manual phacoemulsification and to make it the norm in cataract surgery.
authors: Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital and Eye Research Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Ashvin
authors: A
authors: Agarwal
authors: Soosan
authors: S
authors: Jacob
mesh_terms: D019923:Capsulorhexis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology