title: Preliminary Results of Femtosecond Laser-assisted Cataract Surgery in a Private Clinic in Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the preliminary results of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in Iranian patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective case series included 21 eyes of 21 patients with cataract. Mean patient age was 66.7 ± 10 years. The patients underwent femtosecond-laser assisted cataract surgery (VICTUS Femtosecond Laser Platform: Bausch + Lomb) and intraocular lens (IOL) implementation in Bina Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran between May and October, 2014. Visual outcomes, intraocular pressure (IOP), and complications were evaluated three months after surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean preoperative best-spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) was 0.40 ± 0.21 logMAR which significantly improved to 0.02 ± 0.03 logMAR three months postoperatively (P< 0.001). Mean preoperative IOP was 17.88 ± 2.70 mmHg which significantly decreased to 12.5 ± 1.51 mmHg three months after operation (P< 0.001). Mean duration of operation for these patients was 29.30 ± 8 minutes and mean femtosecond laser process time was 4.20 ± 2 minutes. In terms of complications, 9 patients developed fine subconjunctival hemorrhage and eye redness and 2 patients had mild corneal edema which all subsided within less than 7 days. Serious complications such as anterior or posterior capsule tears were not encountered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is a relatively new method of cataract.
authors.affiliation: Vision Health Research Center, Bina Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farhad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nejat
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarahati
authors.affiliation: Department of Optic II (Optometry and Vision), Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Sahar Mojaled
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nobari
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Khosrow
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jadidi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naderi
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioelectronics Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Amin
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nejat
keywords: Cataract; Femtosecond; Iran; Surgery