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

Alexander C. Day; Jennifer M. Burr; Kate Bennett; Catey Bunce; Caroline J. Doré; Gary S. Rubin; Mayank A. Nanavaty; Kamaljit S. Balaggan; Mark R. Wilkins; Francesco Aiello; Muna Ali; Bruce Allan; Hayley Boston; Torsten Chandler; Sandeep Dhallu; Ahmed Elkarmouty; Joanna Gambell; Rachael Hunter; Felicia Ikeji; Balasubramaniam Ilango; Emma Jones; Gemma Jones; John Koshy; Nicola Lau; Vincenzo Maurino; Kirithika Muthusamy; Jeffrey Round; Jasmin Singh; Yvonne Sylvestre; Richard Wormald; Yit Yang

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.02.028

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

Alexander C. Day^*
, Jennifer M. Burr
, Kate Bennett
, Catey Bunce
, Caroline J. Doré
, Gary S. Rubin
, Mayank A. Nanavaty
, Kamaljit S. Balaggan
, Mark R. Wilkins
, Francesco Aiello
, Muna Ali
, Bruce Allan
, Hayley Boston
, Torsten Chandler
, Sandeep Dhallu
, Ahmed Elkarmouty
, Joanna Gambell
, Rachael Hunter
, Felicia Ikeji
, Balasubramaniam Ilango

Emma Jones, Gemma Jones, John Koshy, Nicola Lau, Vincenzo Maurino, Kirithika Muthusamy, Jeffrey Round, Jasmin Singh, Yvonne Sylvestre, Richard Wormald, Yit Yang

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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 eye at 3 months. Secondary outcomes included corrected distance visual acuity, complications, and patient-reported outcomes measures. The noninferiority margin was 0.1 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR). ISRCTN.com registry, number ISRCTN77602616. Main Outcome Measures: We enrolled 785 participants between May 2015 and September 2017 and randomly assigned 392 to FLACS and 393 to PCS. At 3 months postoperatively, mean UDVA difference between treatment arms was −0.01 logMAR (−0.05 to 0.03), and mean corrected distance visual acuity difference was −0.01 logMAR (95% confidence interval [CI], −0.05 to 0.02). Seventy-one percent of both FLACS and PCS cases were within ±0.5 diopters (D) of the refractive target, and 93% of FLACS and 92% of PCS cases were within ±1.0 D. There were 2 posterior capsule tears in the PCS arm and none in the FLACS arm. There were no significant differences between arms for any secondary outcome. Conclusions: Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is not inferior to conventional PCS surgery 3 months after surgery. Both methods are as good in terms of vision, patient-reported health, and safety outcomes at 3 months. Longer-term outcomes of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness are awaited.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1012-1019
Number of pages	8
Journal	Ophthalmology
Volume	127
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.02.028
Publication status	Published - Aug 2020

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Day, A. C., Burr, J. M., Bennett, K., Bunce, C., Doré, C. J., Rubin, G. S., Nanavaty, M. A., Balaggan, K. S., Wilkins, M. R., Aiello, F., Ali, M., Allan, B., Boston, H., Chandler, T., Dhallu, S., Elkarmouty, A., Gambell, J., Hunter, R., Ikeji, F., ... Yang, Y. (2020). Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Versus Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery (FACT): A Randomized Noninferiority Trial. Ophthalmology, 127(8), 1012-1019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.02.028

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Day, AC, Burr, JM, Bennett, K, Bunce, C, Doré, CJ, Rubin, GS, Nanavaty, MA, Balaggan, KS, Wilkins, MR, Aiello, F, Ali, M, Allan, B, Boston, H, Chandler, T, Dhallu, S, Elkarmouty, A, Gambell, J, Hunter, R, Ikeji, F, Ilango, B, Jones, E, Jones, G, Koshy, J, Lau, N, Maurino, V, Muthusamy, K, Round, J, Singh, J, Sylvestre, Y, Wormald, R & Yang, Y 2020, 'Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Versus Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery (FACT): A Randomized Noninferiority Trial', Ophthalmology, vol. 127, no. 8, pp. 1012-1019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.02.028

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