Femtosecond laser‑assisted cataract surgery (FLACS), a new but less explored frontier of cataract surgery, was introduced by Nagy et al. in 2009.[1] In this technique, the laser energy is absorbed by the tissue to form a plasma of free electrons and ionized molecules, which expands rapidly as an acoustic shock wave. With time, the plasma cools and cavitation bubbles are formed. The force of the cavitation bubbles separates the tissue without heat generation or damage to the surrounding tissue.[2] The femtosecond laser is a solid, neodymium‑doped glass laser, with a wavelength of 1053 nm, and it permits precise focusing of a 3‑μm spot, accurate to within 5 μm inside the anterior chamber to achieve the desired effect.

Femtosecond laser‑assisted cataract surgery (FLACS), a new but less explored frontier of cataract surgery, was introduced by Nagy et al. in 2009.[1] In this technique, the laser energy is absorbed by the tissue to form a plasma of free electrons and ionized molecules, which expands rapidly as ...