ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2017
Corneal Spherical Aberration and Corneal Asphericity after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK.
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- Evaluation of Corneal Irregular Astigmatism and Visual Quality Following Bilateral Sequential SMILE and LASEK: A Six-Year Comparative Study.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Q-value individualized CLEAR lenticule extraction preserves corneal asphericity and minimizes spherical aberration while maintaining optical zone predictability.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The impact of corneal epithelial remodeling on visual quality after SMILE and FS-LASIK for high myopia.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- Comparison of clinical outcomes of LASIK, Trans-PRK, and SMILE for correction of myopia.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2022Article
- Comparison of the optical quality after SMILE and FS-LASIK for high myopia by OQAS and iTrace analyzer: a one-year retrospective study.BMC ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Comparison of corneal aberrations and refractive outcomes after small-incision lenticule extraction and femtosecond-assisted laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.International ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness Change Following Femtosecond Laser-AssistedFrontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Corneal Asphericity and Higher-Order Aberrations after FS-LASIK and Trans-PRK for Myopia.Journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Six modes of corneal topography for evaluation of ablation zones after small-incision lenticule extraction and femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2020Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction in Myopia: Study of Vector Parameters and Corneal Aberrations.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2020Observational
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate corneal spherical aberration and corneal asphericity after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK).
methodsThis study enrolled 70 patients having SMILE and 64 subjects receiving FS-LASIK. The preoperative spherical equivalent (SE) was -5.83 ± 1.23 diopters (D) and -6.20 ± 1.52 D, respectively. The uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), SE, corneal spherical aberration, and asphericity over the 6.0 mm cornea were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively.
resultsAt 6 months, the UDVA, CDVA, and SE were -0.12 ± 0.11, -0.05 ± 0.05, and -0.16 ± 0.19 D in SMILE and -0.10 ± 0.06, -0.03 ± 0.06, and -0.08 ± 0.25 D in FS-LASIK. There was no difference between groups in the postoperative UDVA, CDVA, or SE (
conclusionsSMILE and FS-LASIK exhibited excellent visual results and refractive outcomes. SMILE induced less increase in corneal spherical aberration and better preserved the corneal asphericity of the anterior corneal surface than FS-LASIK. Corneal asphericity changes contributed to the corneal spherical aberration changes following SMILE and FS-LASIK.
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