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EW FEATURE 40 Dr. Barry said that the country's recession has caused problems for not only patients but insurance providers as well, and this makes use of the femtosecond laser and the extra cost impractical. "I think sur- geons here are very excited about the potential of femto-assisted laser cataract surgery," he said, noting that he expects the technology to be acquired in the country soon. He welcomes the delay in the adoption of the technology because he is currently working on a study to create a database for consecutive femtosecond laser cataract patients, including those patients where a procedure is abandoned because of complications. There are plans to present results from this study at the 2014 ESCRS meeting in London. This will help determine if femtosecond cataract surgery does what it advertises and if the accumulation of a number of small details can work better than the human hand. "A lot of the hype includes an implication to the patient that femto is better because it's more expensive," Dr. Barry said. "It may well be better, but it's not better be- cause it's more expensive." The data being examined aims to determine what the effect of the femtosecond laser is. "I think that the worldwide cataract surgical community and in- dustry will have a profound interest in the outcome of this study," Dr. Barry said. EW Editors' note: Drs. Alió and Barry have no financial interests related to their comments. Dr. Daya has financial in- terests with Bausch + Lomb/Technolas (Munich, Germany). Dr. Dick has fi- nancial interests with Abbott Medical Optics (Santa Ana, Calif.) Dr. Lawless has financial interests with Alcon (Fort Worth, Texas). Contact information Alió: jlalio@vissum.com Barry: peterbarryfrcs@eircom.net Daya: sdaya@centreforsight.com Dick: burkhard.dick@kk-bochum.de Lawless: michael.lawless@visioneyeinstitute.com.au February 2011 Refractive results of femtosecond laser refractive cataract surgery June 2014 surgery with the technology," Dr. Daya said. "As a result, our uplift per case is lower than our competitors." Areas without femto Dr. Barry said that Ireland currently does not have a femtosecond laser in use. This relates to the price and the fact that Ireland has recently been in a recession more than any- thing else. ta Ca o to mt e F a t at C s n I ru L d n o c e s o e ge rg u S t ct ac ra ar s ts nt e m u r t st as La ry r e s a L y r e s s n I ts t nt e m u ru t st R F H V R W P ) s H S S R K & G Q R I O F X Q G S L W G H S Q H P H F Q D K Q ( , 5 / 6 X F F D V H G L Y R U S Q R L W F D V V R U & R L W D Q L P D [ H S P D O W L O V J Q L U X G V S H F U R ) W Q U R H U S V Q R L V L F Q L I R J Q L G D H U S V H W D U X V Q U R \ O H Y L W D U H S R W V R S H G Q D 6 H Q R K 3 ( < . Q R W J Q L [ H / G 5 H O O L Y V U H [ D ) P R F O R D # W V Q L V Q H K S H W V O L D 0 P R F W V Q L V Q H K S H W V Z Z Z $ 6 8 Global continued from page 39 Following femtosecond laser capsulotomy and lens fragmentation, the retracted peripheral capsule confirms a free-floating capsule and a single inferior quadrant combines radial cuts and a quadrant of rings to facilitate removal. Source (all): Sheraz Daya, MD Keep up on the latest in ophthalmology! Follow EyeWorld on Twitter at twitter.com/EWNews EyeWorld @EWNews 32-41 Feature_EW June 2014-DL_Layout 1 6/3/14 12:31 PM Page 40

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