LASER CATARACT

CATALYS FEMTOSECOND LASER CATARACT SURGERY

In traditional cataract surgery micro-incisions are created by a blade, the front of the lens is opened by hand and the lens divided by an ultrasonic probe.  Using the latest laser technology, patients now have the option of choosing a blade-less, computer-controlled Femtosecond laser to perform the early stages of the Cataract procedure with a high degree of precision.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF  LASER-ASSISTED CATARACT SURGERY?

  • A Bladeless procedure
  • More precise incisions.
  • A perfectly shaped and centered lens opening possibly leading to more accurate Intra-Ocular lens positioning and better visual results.
  • A gentler procedure due to less manipulation of the eye. Laser- Assisted Cataract Surgery has the potential to reduce the energy, fluid and time used during Cataract Surgery therefore ensuring a faster, kinder and gentler approach leading to quicker visual recovery and less damage to delicate structures inside the eye.

NOT ALL LASERS ARE THE SAME

The CATALYS ™ Precision Laser System has many advantages  as listed:

  • 99% complete circular capsule opening (peer reviewed literature)
  • 70% reduction in ultrasound energy required across all grades of cataract (peer reviewed literature)
  • More than half of all cataracts removed with nil or minimal (EPT less than 4s) ultrasound energy  (peer reviewed literature)
  • “Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery compared with conventional cataract surgery” Abell, Kerr and Vote Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2013; 41 : 455-462
  • Theoretically better intra-ocular lens positioning
  • Less ultrasound energy required theoretically leads to less corneal swelling and quicker visual recovery
  • Faster laser capsulotomy time
  • Minimal Intra-ocular pressure rise during surgery – (beneficial in glaucoma patients)
  • Dr David Robinson is one of the pioneer eye surgeons who perform Laser Cataract surgery in Australia.  The Catalys Femtosecond Laser is based on this technology.