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27 EWAP CATARACT/IOL March 2014 A. John Kanellopoulos, MD , clinical professor of ophthalmology, New York University, New York, and director of Laser Vision, GR Institute, Athens, Greece, has had experience with the predecessor technology to the Cetus over the last 15 years and has published several feasibility studies in the past on laser cataract surgery. 1,2 He recently combined the use of femtosecond laser-assisted corneal incisions, capsulotomy and lens fragmentation with the LenSx laser (Alcon, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.), and emulsification of the lens fragments with the Cetus nanosecond laser, bypassing the need for phacoemulsification utilizing traditional ultrasound phaco technology. In a recent publication he compared femto plus phaco to femto plus nano laser in the study of the contralateral eyes of a 57-year-old female patient who underwent LenSx and phacoemulsification in one eye and LenSx and Cetus in the other. Total energy used was found to be 6 J by phacoemulsification and only 2.4 J by Cetus. Both eyes achieved 20/20 vision at six months. Copious viscoelastic material, however, was required during the Cetus procedure in order to pre-chop the cataract fragments and complete their separation started with the femto laser. 3 These differences in energy required may contribute to significant endothelial cell preservation and reduction in postoperative inflammation, both significant parameters in cataract surgery. EWAP References 1. Kanellopoulos AJ; Photolysis Investigative Group. Laser cataract surgery: A prospective clinical evaluation of 1000 consecutive laser cataract procedures using the Dodick photolysis Nd:YAG system. Ophthalmology. 2001 Apr;108(4):649-54; discussion 654-5. 2. Kanellopoulos AJ, Dodick JM, Brauweiler P, Alzner E. Dodick photolysis for cataract surgery: early experience with the Q-switched neodymium: YAG laser in 100 consecutive patients. Ophthalmology. 1999 Nov;106(11):2197-202. 3. Kanellopoulos AJ. All-laser bladeless cataract surgery, combining femtosecond and nanosecond lasers: a novel surgical technique. Clin Ophthalmol. 2013;7:1791-5. Editors’ note: Dr. Walker has financial interests with A.R.C. Laser. Dr. Kanellopoulos has no financial interests related to this article. Dr. Sauder has no financial interests related to his ESCRS presentation. Contact information Kanellopoulos: ajk@brilliantvision.com Sauder: gangolf.sauder@charlottenklinik.de Walker: dr.walker@arclaser.de The latest clinical education at my fingertips What do you want for your career? ASCRS has it. Get everything you need to advance your career. • In-depth educational programming • Web seminars, clinical reports, daily discussions, ASCRS•ASOA 365 App, podcasts, and the IOL calculator • Subscription to EyeWorld magazine, Ophthalmology Business magazine, and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery • Hundreds of surgical videos, online symposia, and paper sessions in the ASCRS MediaCenter • Unique access to the latest techniques and technologies in ophthalmic surgery www.ascrs.org American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery