Comparison of surgical outcomes following femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK (Femto-LASIK) versus small incision lenticule extraction (SMIL) for myopia and astigmatism
MS.c Marrwan Hisham Mohammed,
Mustafa Tawfeeq Halboos,
Ziyad Kamel Al-Jenabi
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
To compare the visual, refractive, and topographic outcomes of patients who underwent Femto-LASIK and SMILE.
Methods
This historical cohort study selected 83 eyes of 83 patients with myopic and myopic astigmatism. Patients were divided into two groups based on the surgical procedure: femto-LASIK-treated (46 patients) and SMILE-treated patients (37 eyes). In all patients, corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), spherical component, spherical equivalent (SE),… Show more
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