[Historical development of energetic cataract surgery]. / Etapy razvitiya energeticheskoi fakokhirurgii.

This article reviews scientific literature analyzing the history of ultrasound and laser phaco surgery of combined or isolated designs: erbium YAG laser, 1.064 µm Nd:YAG laser for dissection of the lens capsule and nucleus, exclusively-laser technique of lens destruction with 1.44 µm Nd:YAG laser without manual, vacuum or ultrasonic action, femtosecond laser assistance with automated transcorneal delivery of radiation into the eye cavity.