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    Napkins and Postage Stamps: The Femtosecond Laser Capsulotomy

    By Robert P. Rivera, MD; Phillip Hoopes Jr., MD
    Annual Meeting 2013
    Cataract/Anterior Segment

    This video examines the various types of anterior capsulotomies created by two different femtosecond laser systems, the Alcon LenSx and the Optimedica Catalys Precision laser systems. Complete free-floating capsulotomies are comparable to a napkin, the authors explain, while incomplete capsulotomies with tags are likened to a postage stamp. Reasons for incomplete capsulotomies are further explored and described.