Eye-opening facts on cataract surgery

For the eyes: The Lions Eye Clinic provides treatments for eye ailments ailments, cataract surgery and other minor surgeries

I REFER to the letter “Laser procedure involves extra cost and time” (The Star, March 6), expressing concerns over the report “Cataract surgery safer with laser” (The Star, March 4). The concerns focused mainly on the writer’s disbelief that Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS) is safer or faster than the conventional Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery (Phaco).

I have been an eye surgeon since the early 1990s. Over the years, I’ve witnessed the emergence of many surgical technologies in Asia including FemtoLASIK, Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL) and various cataract surgery technologies.