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Review

Femtosecond-Laser Assisted Surgery of the Eye: Overview and Impact of the Low-Energy Concept

by
Catharina Latz
1,*,
Thomas Asshauer
2,
Christian Rathjen
2 and
Alireza Mirshahi
1
1
Dardenne Eye Hospital, D-53173 Bonn, Germany
2
Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems, CH-2562 Port, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Micromachines 2021, 12(2), 122; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12020122
Submission received: 15 December 2020 / Revised: 13 January 2021 / Accepted: 18 January 2021 / Published: 24 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Trends and Applications in Femtosecond Laser Micromachining)
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This article provides an overview of both established and innovative applications of femtosecond (fs)-laser-assisted surgical techniques in ophthalmology. Fs-laser technology is unique because it allows cutting tissue at very high precision inside the eye. Fs lasers are mainly used for surgery of the human cornea and lens. New areas of application in ophthalmology are on the horizon. The latest improvement is the high pulse frequency, low-energy concept; by enlarging the numerical aperture of the focusing optics, the pulse energy threshold for optical breakdown decreases, and cutting with practically no side effects is enabled.
Keywords: femtosecond laser; fs-assisted cataract surgery; laser-assisted ophthalmic surgery; high pulse frequency; low energy femtosecond laser; fs-assisted cataract surgery; laser-assisted ophthalmic surgery; high pulse frequency; low energy

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Latz, C.; Asshauer, T.; Rathjen, C.; Mirshahi, A. Femtosecond-Laser Assisted Surgery of the Eye: Overview and Impact of the Low-Energy Concept. Micromachines 2021, 12, 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12020122

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Latz C, Asshauer T, Rathjen C, Mirshahi A. Femtosecond-Laser Assisted Surgery of the Eye: Overview and Impact of the Low-Energy Concept. Micromachines. 2021; 12(2):122. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12020122

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Latz, Catharina, Thomas Asshauer, Christian Rathjen, and Alireza Mirshahi. 2021. "Femtosecond-Laser Assisted Surgery of the Eye: Overview and Impact of the Low-Energy Concept" Micromachines 12, no. 2: 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12020122

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Latz, C., Asshauer, T., Rathjen, C., & Mirshahi, A. (2021). Femtosecond-Laser Assisted Surgery of the Eye: Overview and Impact of the Low-Energy Concept. Micromachines, 12(2), 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12020122

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