Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Ziemer Femtosecond Versus Conventional Phacoemulsification Surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Patients with prior history of pseudoexfoliation syndrome.
• •2. Patients with a prior history of glaucoma filtration surgery.
• •3. Patients with optic atrophy.
• •4. Patients with ocular pathology or disease (including pupil pathology such as fixated pupils) that might confound the outcome or increase the risk of adverse event..
• •5. Patients with a prior history of vitrectomy.
• •6. Patients with a prior history of cataract or refractive lens surgery
• •7. Patients with central corneal scarring.
• •8. Patients with residual, recurrent, active or uncontrolled eyelid disease.
• •9. Patients with significant corneal asymmetry or irregular topography.
• •10. Patients with anterior segment pathology.
• •11. Patients with any corneal abnormality
• •12. Patients with any progressive retinal disease or subjects with a history or evidence of retinal vascular occlusion and/or hypercoagulability, because of the risks associated with high pressures during suction application.
• •13. Patients with amblyopia or strabismus or those who are at risk for developing strabismus postoperatively as determined by corneal light reflex and cover-uncover testing.
• •14. Patients who are pregnant, lactating, of child-bearing potential and not practising a medically approved method of birth control, or planning to become pregnant during the course of the trial, and patients with other conditions associated with fluctuation of hormones that could lead to refractive changes.