Zero CDE Technique for Lens Removal During FLACS

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients over the age of 50 years with operable cataract of nuclear sclerosis grade 1 to 3 as measured by LOCS III grading system (patients with cortical or posterior subcapsular cataract of any grade will be eligible). * Patients must be able to provide written informed consent for participating in the study. * Preoperative best corrected visual acuity of 20/25 or worse. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with corneal edema, corneal guttata, pseudoexfoliation, zonular dialysis, or other ocular anomalies (e.g., inflammation, uveitis, previous trauma, suspected microbial infection, glaucoma, and macular disease). * Patients wearing soft contact lenses will need to discontinue lens wear for 2 weeks, and hard contact lens wearers for one month prior to intraocular lens measurements. * Women patients of childbearing potential. * Patients undergoing arcuate keratotomy or other combined surgery with cataract.