Femtosecond Laser
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The Newest Evolution in Cataract Surgery – A Custom-Tailored Solution for Your Eyes
- A technologically-advanced procedure
- Offers a new level of precision and reproducibility.
- Optimizes alignment of capsulotomy and corneal incisions
Advanced Technology – Laser Based Cataract Surgery
NTEC offers patients Femtosecond (Femto) Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS). This is a reliable, consistent and predictable method that makes the procedure much more controlled and safe. Your NTEC surgeon can create high precision incisions with a special laser to reduce astigmatism.
The Femto Laser is also used to create precise flaps like in bladeless LASIK. Femto Laser replaces several manual aspects of cataract surgery, including surgical incisions in the cornea, the circular opening on the lens surface (capsulotomy) and breaking up (fragmentation) of the lens. It can also be used to make incisions in the peripheral cornea to aid the correction of pre-existing astigmatism.
How is Femto Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Performed?
Achieve Laser Accuracy
Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery aims to enhance accuracy and reproducibility in refractive cataract procedures. Early evaluations of the system indicate measurable improvements compared to traditional manual procedures.
Platform for Precise Cataract Procedures
The Femto laser creates the corneal incisions, breaks apart the cloudy cataract lens and creates a custom-sized capsulotomy opening allowing the synthetic lens to be perfectly centered in your eye.
Enhanced Reproducibility
The Laser can perform anterior capsulotomy, lens fragmentation and all corneal incisions with tremendous reproducibility. From clean three-plane corneal incisions to customized fragmentation patterns, your surgeon creates predictable cuts that carry through subsequent steps of refractive cataract surgery.
Insurance Coverage
Refractive correction services that are offered during cataract surgery can include special-feature intraocular lenses like multifocal and accommodating IOLs, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, and other specialized diagnostics. These services are an additional cost to patients because they are not deemed medically necessary. Newer innovations for cataract surgery aim to enhance refractive outcomes for patients who are hoping to be independent of glasses or contacts but at a financial cost.
NTEC Cataract Technology Offerings: Advancing Technology for Your Sight
- LenSx® Laser System
- CATALYS® Precision Laser System
- VERION™ Image Guided System
- Centurion® Vision System
- OPD Scan III Wavefront Aberrometer / Corneal Topographer
- IOLMaster Optical Biometry
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Lenstar Biometry
- Pentacam Tomography and Topography
- Endothelial Cell Count/ NIDEK Specular Microscopy
- A-Scan Biometry
- I-Trace Wavefront Aberrometry and Corneal Topography
- Nidek BCVA
Cataract Patient Instructions
- North Toronto Eye Care Cataract Brochure
- Cataract Lifestyle Questionnaire
- Custom Cataract Packages
- Pre-operative Instructions
- Post-operative Instructions
- North York General Hospital Admission Instructions
- Kensington Eye Institute Admission Instructions
Cataract Surgery Locations
Cataract Surgery can be performed at the following locations:
- North Toronto Eye Surgery Centre
- The Kensington Eye Institute
- North York General Hospital