Results of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery using the new 2.16 software and the SoftFit® Patient Interface

• Published in: Orvosi hetilap Vol. 156; no. 6; p. 221
• Main Authors: Nagy, Zoltán Zsolt, Kiss, Huba J, Takács, Ágnes I, Kránitz, Kinga, Czakó, Cecília, Filkorn, Tamás, Dunai, Árpád, Sándor, Gábor L, Kovács, Illés
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Hungarian
• Published: Hungary 08-02-2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cataract Extraction - adverse effects; Cataract Extraction - instrumentation; Cataract Extraction - methods; Child; Female; Humans; Laser Therapy - instrumentation; Laser Therapy - methods; Lens Implantation, Intraocular; Male; Middle Aged; Posterior Capsulotomy - statistics & numerical data; Software; Time Factors; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Treatment Outcome; Visual Acuity; biztonság; femtolézer; cataract surgery; femtolaser; safety; szürkehályog-műtét
• ISSN: 0030-6002
• DOI: 10.1556/OH.2015.30089

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery improved the results of cataract surgeries.
Outcome analysis of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery using the novel 2.16 software and the SoftFit(®) Patient Interface.
The novel software and the newly developed Patient Interface were used in 100 eyes of 100 patients.
Length of femtosecond laser pretreatment decreased to 45-60 seconds. The smaller size of the new patient interface resulted in easier docking even on pediatric eyes. Suction force used for docking decreased from 40-50 mmHg to 16-20 mmHg. Incidence rate of subconjunctival suffusion decreased from 40% to 15-20% and its clinical severity was reduced, too. No corneal microfolds evolved, thus the incidence rate of the free-floating capsulotomies increased from 30% to 97%. The total energy of femtosecond laser pretreatment was decreased by almost 50%. Corneal wounds had the desired structure, and they were easy to open and closed precisely.
The SoftFit(®) patient interface and the novel software widened the possible uses of the femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, e.g. in pediatric ophthalmology. Innovations improved the safety and the predictability of the method.