LenSx® Femtosecond Laser System Fundamentals

Touch MEdical MEdia Safe and effective cataract surgery is the goal for both patients and surgeons, with increasing demands for accurate refractive outcomes. Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) is arguably the most significant change to cataract surgery since phacoemulsification, the adoption of which is in large part fueled by the desire for more precise and safe surgery with more predictable outcomes. In the past two years, the use of femtosecond laser systems has increased dramatically. An estimated 250,000 surgeries have been performed with these systems. One of the earliest and most-studied laser systems is the LenSx® Laser system (Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Aliso Viejo, California). The purpose of the current review is to update the reader on the most recent innovations of the LenSx® Laser system and the latest studies discussing clinical results.