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Comparing the intraoperative complication rate of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery to traditional phacoemulsification

University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA 2 A.T. Still School of Medicine, Mesa, AZ 85206, USA Correspondence to: Christian Swinney. 364 Seaside Ave Apt 1202, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA. [email protected] Received: 2014-06-19 Accepted: 2014-09-22 1

Abstract

·AIM: To compare the complication rate of femtosecond laser -assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) and traditional phacoemulsification for the first 18mo of FLACS use at a private surgical center in Hawaii.

·METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted from January 2012 to June 2013. The first 273 consecutive eyes receiving FLACS and 553 eyes receiving traditional phacoemulsification were examined. All surgeries were performed at a single surgical center in Hawaii. The presence of intraoperative complications was used as the main outcome measure. Approval was obtained from the institutional review board of the University of Hawaii.

· RESULTS:

The overall complication rate for FLACS

was 1.8% , while that of the traditional procedure was 5.8% (