The advantages and disadvantages of all-laser and all-femtosecond are mainly reflected in the pain, cost, postoperative recovery, postoperative visual quality, etc. The former is cheaper and has better corneal stability, but postoperative recovery is slower and more painful.
The advantages of all-laser surgery are that it is relatively inexpensive, there is no need to make a corneal flap during the operation, the stability of the cornea is better after the operation, and the postoperative visual effect is better for patients with high-order aberration. The disadvantages of all-laser surgery are slower recovery and more postoperative pain.
The advantages of full femtosecond surgery are that there is no need to make a corneal flap during the surgery and there is no pain during the surgery, and the postoperative recovery is faster, but the disadvantages are that the cost is relatively high, there are surgical incisions that lead to a relatively high chance of postoperative infections, and the postoperative visual results for patients with higher-order aberrations are relatively poorer.
It is recommended that myopic patients consult a regular hospital to assess their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions to choose the appropriate surgical method.