Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Versus Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery (FACT): A Randomized Noninferiority Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report the 3-month results of a randomized trial (Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Trial [FACT]) comparing femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) with standard phacoemulsification cataract surgery (PCS).

Design

Multicenter, randomized controlled trial funded by the UK National Institute of Health Research (HTA 13/04/46/).

Participants

Seven hundred eighty-five patients with age-related cataract.

Methods

This trial took place in 3 hospitals in the UK National Health Service (NHS). Randomization (1:1) was stratified by site, surgeon, and 1 or both eyes eligible using a secure web-based system. Postoperative assessments were masked to the allocated intervention. The primary outcome was unaided distance visual acuity (UDVA) in the study e

SUBMITTER: Day AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7397499 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature