[Hybrid (femtolaser) phacoemulsification: technical aspects and functional results]

This article summarizes scientific and practical results of hybrid femtosecond laser-assisted phacoemulsification (HFE) including study of clinical and technical aspects of the intervention and evaluation of post-surgical functional state of the eye on the basis of clinical, morphological and biomechanical data. The HFE technology should be considered the method of choice for microinvasive phaco surgery, its main advantage being the possibility of controlled handling of such important surgical stages as anterior circular continuous capsulorhexis and nucleus fragmentation on a closed eyeball, which significantly reduces the risk of complications and decreases of effective ultrasound time.