A One Year Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of Visual Outcomes Between Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and Standard Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery.
Philip C HoopesAustin J WaiteJames H EllisRachel HuynhJohn PlacideMatthew R BarkeShannon E McCabeYasmyne Castillo RonquilloPhillip C HoopesMichael J BradleyPhillip C HoopesPublished in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)
Despite the odds ratio of being 20/20 or better favoring FLACS for UDVA at 1 year and UNVA at 1 week, the mean logMAR UDVA, BDVA, and UNVA were similar and statistically insignificant between the FLACS and PCS groups at 1 week, 3 months, and 1 year. Differences in visual acuity were likely due to differences other than surgical approaches. While both FLACS and PCS are appropriate approaches to cataract surgery, one does not appear to be superior when assessing longitudinal markers for visual acuity, safety, efficacy, predictability and stability.