Femotosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery?

[NightHawkGuy]

Femotosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery - what are the pros and cons?

I am getting a cataract surgery consultation with one eye clinic that has all the newer hi-tech equipment (femtosecond laser, ORA, etc) to use with the premium IOLs and extra cornea operations (LRI,Lasik,etc)   while another eye clinic I plan to get a consultation with does not have femtosecond laser (so they only use the manual blade for incision?) but does have ORA - but they offer a wider variety of toric IOLs they have used which is important for my high astigmatism.

Since my right eye has glaucoma, would laser assisted cataract surgery be preferrable since it may be less traumatic to that eye?

[JohnHaganMD]

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[NightHawkGuy]

How about ORA? Has that been proven to get better initial refractive results with toric IOLs since the surgeon can confirm it in real time?

[JohnHaganMD]

No not in a controlled manner. Only small series showing it was useful. So not shown "better"

[JohnHaganMD]

Femtosecond laser has not been proved to be safer or worth the extra expense as of today's medical literature