Excimer laser 6(th) generation: state of the art and refractive surgical outcomes

After nearly three decades of innovation in excimer laser, today we are presented with a state of the art generation targeting minimally invasive refractive surgery with high speed laser, faster trackers, pupil monitoring systems and better customization profiles. These systems are capable of delivering better treatments with less induced postoperative high order aberrations. The results reported by many authors had confirmed the superiority in efficiency and safety profiles of this generation compared to previous generations. Still, current technology is facing major challenges in the correction of high hyperopic errors and in presbyopic treatments, with upgrades in ablation centration and thermal control needed, which will ensure better biomechanical results, as a step closer to perfection in refractive surgery.