Editorial / Opinion
Femtosecond Laser for Postoperative IOL Power Correction
Drs. Wayne Knox and Lisa Arbisser discuss the experimental use of femtosecond laser to correct the postoperative power of an IOL.
Podcast, January 2012 Femtosecond Lasers: The Next Disruptive Technology in Cataract Surgery
Dr. Mark Packer reviews the benefits of laser-assisted refractive cataract surgery using femtosecond lasers.
Current Insight, September 2011
First Impressions Performing Refractive Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery
Dr. John Palmer Berdahl shares his first experience with the LenSx laser.
Current Insight, September 2011
A Femtosecond Quest for Surgical Perfection
The femtosecond—a mere quadrillionth of a second— represents a scale of time during which variances in the speed of light can be recorded. Does this detail reflect in surgical outomes?
EyeNet Magazine, February 2011
Why and How Surgeons Are Merging Cataract and Refractive Skills
Converging technologies, shared objectives and a bearish economy conspire to blur boundaries between these two ophthalmologic subspecialties.
EyeNet Magazine, December 2010
The Next Evolution in Cataract Surgery
Dr. Stephen Slade is among the first to perform femtosecond laser cataract surgery in the United States. He believes the laser promises safer, more efficient cataract surgery.
Current Insight, April 2010
New Femtosecond Applications for Cataract, Cornea and Refractive Surgeries
Bladeless surgery is poised to stake claims not only in other refractive procedures, but in cataract surgery and corneal transplantation as well.
EyeNet Magazine, December 2009
Debate Over Corneal Thickness for LASIK
Is “thin” synonymous with “weak”? Dr. William Trattler asks whether preoperative thin corneas should be considered an independent risk factor for post-LASIK ectasia.
EyeNet Magazine, April 2009
Online CME Courses
Femtosecond Laser in Corneal & Refractive Surgery
The femtosecond laser offers new opportunities in refractive and corneal implant and transplant surgeries. This course discusses current and emerging applications.
Executive Editor: William J. Lahners, MD
December 2009
LASIK and PRK: Managing Complications
Major complications in refractive surgery are reviewed, including those induced by Femtosecond laser flap creation.
Executive Editor: J. Bradley Randleman, MD
March 2009
Practice Guidelines & Policies
Laser Surgery
Supports the Academy position that all laser surgery, for medical purposes, including opthalmic laser surgery, should be performed only by licensed doctors of medicine or osteopathy.
August 2009
AAO Quality of Care Secretariat |
Annual Meeting Presentations
Femtosecond Laser for Cataract Patients: Ethical and Billing Dilemmas
David F. Chang, MD
October 2011
Femtosecond Laser Lens Fragmentation for Higher Grade Cataracts
Harvey S. Uy, MD
October 2010
First 50 Accommodating IOLs with an Image-Guided Femtosecond Laser in Cataract Surgery
Stephen G. Slade, MD, FACS
October 2010
Femtosecond Nightmares
Jerry Tan, MBBS
October 2010
A Case of Femto-LASIK Suction Loss in the Pupillary Center
Sonia H. Yoo, MD
October 2010
Intractable Rainbow Glare After Femto-LASIK
Samir Melki, MD, PhD
October 2010
Roundtable Discussion: Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery Platforms
Richard Lindstrom, MD; David F. Chang, MD; William W. Culbertson, MD; Michael C. Knorz, MD
October 2010
Surgical Video
Incorporating Femtosecond Laser intro Cataract Surgery
Dr. T. Hunter Newsom discusses how his cataract surgery suite has incorporated the Intralase LASIK system.
October 2011
My First ReLACS: Refractive Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery
Dr. John Palmer Berdahl demonstrates his first experience with the LenSx laser.
September 2011
Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery
Dr. Stephen Slade demonstrates the laser's integrated OCT device to determine relevant dimensions of the anterior chamber, and then places the capsulorhexis exactly where desired.
April 2010
LASIK Flap Customization: Improving Biomechanics, Stability, and Healing
Dr. Eric Donnenfeld discusses the Intralase 5th-generation flap formation system, specifically describing how the elliptical flap and inverted sidecut can improve patient outcomes.
April 2010
PLK with Intralase
In this video from Dr. Osher's Video Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, various techniques for applying femtosecond laser to lamellar keratoplasty are explained.
April 2010
iLASIK with 5th-Generation Intralase iFS Laser
Dr. Michael Knorz presents a live LASIK procedure with the use of an iFS femtosecond laser to make the corneal flap.
April 2010
Successful Management of Femtosecond Laser Suction Loss During LASIK Flap Creation
In this video, loss of suction during the side cut results in an inferior, decentered, and incomplete flap with subconjunctival hemorrhage along the corneal limbus.
October 2009
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