The method uses a femtosecond laser and is not widely available in the United States. One study found a 45 percent reduction in ultrasound energy and a 45 percent reduction in surgical manipulation of the eye when comparing laser pre-treatment to the standard procedure.
The second study looked at the loss of corneal endothelial cells following cataract surgery and found no cell loss in eyes treated with the femtosecond laser but a 1-7 percent loss with the standard treatment.
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