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In today’s advanced ophthalmic industry, technology continues to drive innovation. This has led to tremendous technological breakthroughs in cataract care, like our revolutionary new Bladeless Laser Cataract Surgery procedure.
Our LenSx Laser Cataract Surgery procedure is designed to set new standards in patient safety, accuracy, precision and comfort. It replaces many of the manual components of cataract surgery with computer-guided lasers developed to give cataract patients the best possible vision after surgery.
Cataract surgery is the most common surgical procedure in the USA. Over 3 million cataract procedures are performed annually by ophthalmologists in the United States. With the baby boomer generation there are 10,000 people turning 65 years of age every day.
Even though traditional basic cataract surgery produces excellent outcomes, until recently the major steps of cataract surgery were done using manual techniques. Although reproducible and predictable, manual cataract surgery is simply not as precise or accurate as laser-guided, computer controlled cataract surgery. Today, we are pleased to offer our patients Laser Cataract Surgery.
Our LenSx laser system offers patients a precision-based solution for comprehensive cataract surgery. A bladeless, computer-controlled laser surgery is customized to provide exacting individualized patient specification that is not attainable with other traditional surgical methods. Laser cataract surgery is designed to improve the precision, safety and accuracy of your cataract surgery.
The LenSx laser used at our Outpatient Surgery Center location provides patients with computer-controlled precision and the added safety and comfort of a bladeless laser procedure. It automates some of the most challenging steps of refractive cataract surgery. This femtosecond laser replaces the traditional hand-held blade to optimize all incisions for enhanced, reproducible surgical results.
In traditional non-laser basic cataract surgery, the surgeon makes incisions and removes the cataract using surgical instruments and blades. Laser cataract surgery performs several of the most critical steps of the surgical process with an image-guided femtosecond laser.
Conventional cataract surgery continues to be among the safest, most common and most successful surgical procedures performed in medicine today. Laser cataract surgery – first performed in the United States in 2010 – simply takes an already safe and effective procedure and makes it even better.
Traditional cataract surgery uses manual instruments and blades for the major steps of surgery. By replacing these hand-held instruments with the precision of a computer-controlled laser, the precision and accuracy of the surgical procedure will continue to improve.
The vast majority of patients undergoing cataract surgery today are candidates for Laser Cataract Surgery. This is especially true for patients with pre-existing Astigmatism, which occurs in the majority of cataract patients. A comprehensive cataract evaluation can determine your candidacy for Laser Cataract Surgery. During your examination with our team of ophthalmologists, we will discuss your surgical options and help you choose the type of cataract surgery that is best suited to your needs and lifestyle.
Here are the key steps being performed by the LenSx femtosecond laser during cataract surgery:
Although “approved” for Medicare patients, Laser Cataract Surgery is not fully covered by Medicare or the insurance industry. Medicare and/or your insurance provider do cover the majority of the standard costs associated with Laser Cataract Surgery, but additional costs are associated with the LenSx procedure. We offer a convenient no-interest payment program designed to fit most budgets. To learn more about our payment options – or to schedule your cataract evaluation to learn if you are a candidate for laser cataract surgery – please contact us.
Currently, the physicians of Eye Physicians of Florida are among the top 2% of all ophthalmology practices in the United States in terms of offering the benefits of Laser Cataract Surgery to their patients. No other eye centers in Florida offers patients the added benefits of Laser Cataract Surgery performed with the LenSx femtosecond laser system. We believe in providing the latest technology for vision correction surgery for our patients.
The surgeons of Eye Physicians of Florida strongly believe that laser cataract surgery will soon become the standard of care. Today, we are already helping take cataract surgery to the next level with improved precision, accuracy and safety with cataract surgery. Laser cataract surgery – when paired with the latest lens implant technology – will enable our patients to see their best with the least reliance on spectacles and contact lenses.
Ophthalmic surgeons at Eye Physicians of Florida are now able to offer patients an all-laser, blade-free method of cataract surgery that is revolutionizing one of the most common procedures performed in medicine today.
Femtosecond laser cataract surgery using the Catalys Precision Laser System offers a reproducible, noninvasive technique to replace the least predictable – and most technically demanding – steps for surgeons during conventional cataract procedures. The Catalys laser procedure is a technological breakthrough in precision, accuracy and safety for today’s cataract patients. Cataract removal and lens implantation is one of the most common – and successful medical procedures performed today. Each year, more than two million people in the United States have their vision restored through cataract surgery.
The Catalys combines a state-of-the-art femtosecond laser, advanced 3D Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging, sophisticated software and a host of other unique features that allow the surgeons of Eye Physicians of Florida to provide patients a gentle, highly customized cataract surgery with unprecedented precision and accuracy.
The femtosecond laser technology allows us to take an already safe procedure and make it even better by adding a new level of precision and predictability that is simply not possible with traditional manual cataract surgery. It is also helping our surgeons take advanced cataract surgery from an art form to a digital science. In addition, the Catalys laser’s advanced technology makes break-up and removal of the cataract easier and gentler on the patient.
Our doctors are among the top 10% surgeons in the world to offer patients the safety, precision and accuracy of the Catalys Laser System. The Catalys makes laser correction of astigmatism now possible with more precise and predictable laser-guided application. In the post-operative recovery period following laser cataract surgery, there is reduced incidence of swelling and inflammation than with traditional cataract surgery.
“The laser procedure is surgeon-directed, computer controlled and allows for added precision during surgery. This means our patients can return to their normal activities sooner.
Each human eye varies according to size, depth, curvature of the cornea and other essential factors. In preparation for cataract surgery, every eye is carefully measured and mapped. The Catalys laser uses a combination of highly advanced technologies to capture extremely precise, high-resolution digital images of the eye. These real-time images, plus the measurements and data they provide, are then used to plan and perform a surgery to customized specifications that were previously unachievable.
Cataract development is simply part of the natural aging process and is quite common in everyone over age 50. Cataracts occur when the natural clear lens of the eye becomes progressively cloudy, causing colors to become less vibrant normal vision to become blurred. The only method to treat a cataract is through surgical removal of the body’s natural lens and implanting an artificial lens.
Cataract surgery has evolved over the years from a procedure with less than certain outcomes, to an advanced no-patch, no-shot, no-stitch, 10-minute procedure with a swift recovery time. The Catalys Laser is a perfect match with the state-of-the-art Lifestyle Lens Implant that helps reduce or eliminate dependency on prescriptive eyewear following cataract surgery.
The Cataralys Precision Laser System allows our surgeons to perform cataract surgery with accuracy up to 10 times greater than is possible with a manual cataract procedure. The reproducibility and accuracy of the Catalys enhances the positioning of the artificial replacement lens.
