Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery without OVD: a prospective intraindividual comparison

Journal of Refractive Surgery
Marc SchargusH Burkhard Dick

Abstract

To compare femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery without the use of ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) with standard phacoemulsification using OVD. This was a prospective, randomized, single-center trial of 37 patients (74 eyes) diagnosed as having significant cataract in both eyes. Randomly, one eye underwent standard phacoemulsification with OVD (the OVD group); this group acted as controls. The other eye was treated with the femtosecond laser; the subsequent manual part of the procedure was performed without OVD (non-OVD group). Time of surgery, amount of fluid used during phacoemulsification, central corneal thickness, intraocular pressure, endothelial cell count, and visual acuity were documented over the 6-month follow-up. There were no major complications and no significant difference in overall surgery time (non-OVD: 375 ± 81 seconds; OVD: 362 ± 43 seconds; P = .713) and in the quantity of fluid passing through the eye (non-OVD: 187 ± 35 mL; OVD: 186 ± 27 mL; P = .952) between groups. Endothelial cell loss after 6 months was not significantly different between groups (non-OVD: -2.4%; OVD: -2.7%; P = .880). Central corneal thickness was not different at 1 week postoperatively between groups (non-OVD: 575 ± 45 µm...Continue Reading

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Sep 28, 2015·Survey of Ophthalmology·Dilraj S GrewalH Burkhard Dick
Jul 9, 2016·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Alexander C DayJennifer R Evans
Feb 12, 2017·Ophthalmology and Therapy·H Burkhard Dick, Tim Schultz
Aug 5, 2020·International Ophthalmology·Marc SchargusStephanie C Joachim
Jul 20, 2021·Journal français d'ophtalmologie·J Villavilla-CastilloM Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora

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