Jordon G Lubahn1, Kendall E Donaldson1, William W Culbertson1, Sonia H Yoo2. 1. From Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. 2. From Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. Electronic address: syoo@med.miami.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the time a patient spent in the operating room during femtosecond laser-assisted with that during traditional cataract surgery. SETTING: Academic tertiary referral center. DESIGN: Retrospective review. METHODS: Data from 3 attending surgeons who operated in the room that housed the femtosecond laser were collected from the first 6 months of the femtosecond laser's use. The time in the operating room was measured from when the patients entered the room to the time they left. Traditional-approach cases done in the room were compared with cases performed using the femtosecond laser (Catalys Precision Laser System). RESULTS: During the first 6 months, 420 cataract cases were performed in the operating room housing the femtosecond laser; the femtosecond laser was used in 162 cases (38.6%). Femtosecond laser-assisted surgeries were 11.1 to 12.1 minutes longer than traditional surgeries (P<.0001). When only routine cases were included in the comparison, the femtosecond laser-assisted approach remained 11.6 to 13.4 minutes longer (P<.0001). CONCLUSION: The additional steps required to perform femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery resulted in a statistically significant longer time per case than the time required with a traditional approach. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES: Dr. Culbertson is a consultant to Abbott Medical Optics, Inc., and Optimedica Corp. Dr. Yoo is a consultant to Alcon Laboratories, Inc., and Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
PURPOSE: To compare the time a patient spent in the operating room during femtosecond laser-assisted with that during traditional cataract surgery. SETTING: Academic tertiary referral center. DESIGN: Retrospective review. METHODS: Data from 3 attending surgeons who operated in the room that housed the femtosecond laser were collected from the first 6 months of the femtosecond laser's use. The time in the operating room was measured from when the patients entered the room to the time they left. Traditional-approach cases done in the room were compared with cases performed using the femtosecond laser (Catalys Precision Laser System). RESULTS: During the first 6 months, 420 cataract cases were performed in the operating room housing the femtosecond laser; the femtosecond laser was used in 162 cases (38.6%). Femtosecond laser-assisted surgeries were 11.1 to 12.1 minutes longer than traditional surgeries (P<.0001). When only routine cases were included in the comparison, the femtosecond laser-assisted approach remained 11.6 to 13.4 minutes longer (P<.0001). CONCLUSION: The additional steps required to perform femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery resulted in a statistically significant longer time per case than the time required with a traditional approach. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES: Dr. Culbertson is a consultant to Abbott Medical Optics, Inc., and Optimedica Corp. Dr. Yoo is a consultant to Alcon Laboratories, Inc., and Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
Authors: Brock Hansen; Preston H Blomquist; Peter Ririe; Severin Pouly; Chan Nguyen; W Matthew Petroll; James P McCulley Journal: J Cataract Refract Surg Date: 2020-09 Impact factor: 3.528