Enhancement after Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction

Clinical Outcomes of SMILE With a Triple Centration Technique and Corneal Wavefront-Guided Transepithelial PRK in High Astigmatism

“…] mall incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a femtosecond laser-based technique for the correction of myopic errors. [1][2][3][4] It has become popular in the field of refractive surgery since Shah et al 5 and Sekundo et al 6 first reported the clinical outcomes of SMILE in 2011. SMILE provides faster recovery and a lower risk of haze than photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).…”

Influence of Preoperative Astigmatism Type and Magnitude on the Effectiveness of SMILE Correction

“…Several studies have determined the preoperative factors that could affect the enhancement after SMILE: age, 14,15 manifest refractive SE, [14][15][16] sphere, 15 cylinder, 3 and cap thickness. 17 Recently, it has been also suggested that the effectiveness might depend on the astigmatism type, [18][19][20] but as far as we know there is no peer reviewed publication to date that evaluates the RESULTS: Resultant astigmatism was not associated with its preoperative classification when the total sample was considered, but a significant association emerged between the presence of resultant astigmatism and its preoperative classification in the 1.50 D or greater group.…”

Reshaping and Customization of SMILE-Derived Biological Lenticules for Intrastromal Implantation

“…In a recent article from our center, only 15 lenticules from a series of 424 cases (3.54%) could be considered useful for reimplantation for presbyopic treatment. 20 Hence, if lenticule implantation and reimplantation is considered as a future treatment for refractive and corneal disorders, it would be beneficial to develop a technique to modify the lenticule thickness and reshape it to clinical requirements.…”