W
hat's hot and what's not in
cataract surgery? Our annu-
al Cataract Technology
Survey asked 230 managers of ophthalmic surgical
facilities to list the most significant innovation or
development in cataract surgery in the last couple years. The respons-
es were varied and point to a specialty that's forever finding ways to
improve surgical outcomes. Our respondents mentioned patient-pleas-
ing advances like laser cataracts and intraoperative aberrometry, pre-
loaded lenses and premium multifocal and toric IOLs, IV-free sedation
and dropless cataracts, microscopes, monitors and more. The buzz
over precision laser cataract surgery has yet to subside.
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2016 Cataract Technology Survey
Which innovations are cataract surgeons embracing?
• LASER CATARACTS About 39% of our 230 survey respondents offer femtosecond laser cataract surgery at their facilities, up slightly from 35.5% in last year's Cataract Technology Survey.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
Dan O'Connor
Editor-in-Chief
