Several steps of cataract surgery currently performed by hand can now be completed with the precision of a laser. Using the Catalys Precision Laser System®, Clarus Vision Clinic can offer you unprecedented accuracy and customization in your cataract surgery procedure.
Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgeries in the world and is extremely safe and effective.
In traditional cataract surgery, our surgeons make incisions in the cornea using handheld blades to access the cataract. Our surgeons then use a surgical instrument to manually open the lens capsule that holds the cataract. The goal is to make the corneal incisions precise and the opening in the lens capsule circular, centered, and the correct size to fit the replacement lens.
With laser-assisted cataract surgery, our surgeons use a computer to map your eye giving them a real-time 3D image in which to guide the laser. The laser then makes the corneal incisions with exceptional accuracy. Moreover, the laser creates the circular opening with the exact size, shape, and location desired.
Our physicians also use the laser to break up and soften the hard cataract. Softening the lens with the Catalys® laser enables our surgeons to then remove the cataract more gently and with significantly less ultrasound energy than is used in traditional cataract surgery. This gentle, low energy approach can reduce inflammation and help speed visual recovery.
Let us help you see the world. With laser-assisted cataract surgery and the Enhance Pathway, you may be free from glasses for most activities.
