Phaco Laser Eye Surgery

Laser surgery for cataracts is the removal of a lens that has a cataract followed by replacement of the lens in the eye with an artificial prescription lens.

Phaco laser eye surgery.

The procedure is safe and effective but according to the american academy of opthalmology laser cataract surgery is more costly than the traditional method and the cost is not. Not all cataract surgery is done by a laser these days. Phacoemulsification is the name for traditional cataract surgery. Your surgeon will make a tiny cut in the front of your eye sometimes with the help of a laser.

During laser assisted cataract surgery your doctor typically uses the laser to make all incisions and to soften the cataract for removal by ultrasound phacoemulsification. The laser may be useful when correcting for astigmatism aligning an astigmatism correcting intraocular lens or softening a dense cataract. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution to maintain the anterior chamber. Your surgeon creates a small incision in your cornea by hand with a scalpel.