Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery appears to be as safe as conventional cataract surgery in the short term and results in significantly lower effective phacoemulsification time. Although it may allow for greater efficiency and decreased postoperative complications, further research is needed into long-term safety aspects such as corneal endothelial cell loss.
Anterior segment inflammation was less after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery than after manual cataract surgery, and this appeared to be due to a reduction in phacoemulsification energy.
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