Lakeland Eye Clinic offers Femtosecond laser cataract surgery. This proven procedure provides more accuracy and astigmatic correction, helping you achieve your goal of clearer vision and less dependence on glasses after cataract surgery. If you’re a candidate for cataract surgery, contact us today and learn more about our full range of cataract surgery options.
The femtosecond laser platform is a multiple-use femtosecond laser system and is cleared for these steps in laser cataract surgery: arcuate corneal incisions, anterior lens capsulotomy, and lens fragmentation. Lakeland Eye Clinic is one of the only ophthalmology practices in central Florida to offer femtosecond laser cataract surgery.
In traditional cataract surgery, the surgeon uses a hand-held metal or diamond blade to create an incision in the area where the sclera meets the cornea. The goal in creating this incision is to enter into the eye to break up and remove the cataract, which is located right behind the pupil.
Then the surgeon can break up and remove the cataract, which is located right behind the pupil. Next an intraocular lens (IOL) is inserted and implanted, to replace the cloudy natural lens.
With the femtosecond laser approach to cataract surgery, Lakeland Eye Clinic creates a precise surgical plan with a sophisticated 3-D image of the eye called an optical coherence tomography (OCT). The goal is to create an incision with a specific location, depth and length in all planes, and with the OCT image and a femtosecond laser, it can be performed exactly without the limitations of a human hand.
Our patients benefit from a truly innovative solution that allows for customization in cataract surgery. A bladeless, computer-controlled laser allows the surgeon to plan and perform your surgery to exact individualized specifications, not attainable with traditional cataract surgery methods.
