Not all cataract surgery is done by a laser these days.
Phaco laser eye surgery.
The procedure is safe and effective but according to the american academy of opthalmology laser cataract surgery is more costly than the traditional method and the cost is not.
During laser assisted cataract surgery your doctor typically uses the laser to make all incisions and to soften the cataract for removal by ultrasound phacoemulsification.
Your surgeon will make a tiny cut in the front of your eye sometimes with the help of a laser.
Phacoemulsification is a modern cataract surgery method in which the eye s internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye.
The surgery usually takes well under an hour.
They insert a small instrument through this opening.
Laser surgery for cataracts is the removal of a lens that has a cataract followed by replacement of the lens in the eye with an artificial prescription lens.
Phacoemulsification is the name for traditional cataract surgery.