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Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery
More than 45% of respondents think there is
not a significant clinical benefit in LACS vs.
conventional cataract surgery for effective lens
position, lens fragmentation, capsulorhexis
creation, and arcuate incisions.
More than half of respondents are not very or
not confident at all that there is an adequate
reimbursement solution to support LACS.
Overall, an average of 8% of respondents'
cataract patients currently receive
femtosecond laser cataract surgery.
ASCRS respondents report economic
options (59%) and data proving clinical
benefits (43%) as barriers to not performing
laser-assisted cataract surgery.
ASCRS 2016 Clinical Survey
