- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (iii, 48 pages) : illustrations
- Summary
- The preferred method of removing cataracts in the developed world is phacoemulsification. Using this technique, ultrasonic energy softens the dense lens material of the cataract, which is then extracted from the eye with suction and irrigation. Current practice includes creating manual corneal incisions and anterior capsulotomies, followed by phacoemulsification. Recently these three manual procedures have been performed in an automated fashion with the use of the femtosecond laser (FSL). Several FSL systems have been approved by the FDA for use in the U.S. for some or all of these procedural steps in cataract surgery. FSL technology has been widely used in various refractive surgery applications in recent years. Studies have suggested decreased phacoemulsification energy use with FSL cataract surgery and have examined the potential advantages of more precise corneal incisions and capsulotomy formation. Cataract surgery is a frequently performed operation in the VHA, with more than 49,000 performed in 2012. As a result, the VHA National Surgery Office has been tasked with making a recommendation regarding whether femtosecond lasers provide appropriate cost-benefit and risk-benefit ratios to support implementation for cataract surgery in the VA. The purpose of this systematic review is to examine the effectiveness and safety of femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) relative to conventional cataract surgery. Key questions were developed in conjunction with the stakeholders which address the effectiveness, safety, adverse consequences and economic implications of adopting FLACS into the VA system.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Technical reports.
- Note
- "Evidence-based synthesis program."
- "December 2013."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-36).
- Funding (note)
- Prepared for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, Washington, DC 20420. Prepared by: Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, Devan Kansagara, M.D., M.C.R., Director
- VA-ESP
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (VA, viewed April 14, 2021).
- Call Number
- GPO Internet VA 1.107/3:F 34
- OCLC
- marcive879768983
- Author
Qui̜oñes, Ana R., author.
- Title
Benefits and harms of femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery : systematic review / Ana Qui̜ones [and six others].
- Publisher
Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, 2013.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-36).
- Funding
Prepared for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, Washington, DC 20420. Prepared by: Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, Devan Kansagara, M.D., M.C.R., Director
VA-ESP 05-225
- Connect to:
- Added Author
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Services Research and Development Service, issuing body.
Oregon Health & Science University. Evidence-based Practice Center.
Evidence-based Synthesis Program (U.S.)
- Gpo Item No.
0985-A-12 (online)
- Sudoc No.
VA 1.107/3:F 34