ArticleMedical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal2018
A Modified Small-Incision Lenticule Intrastromal Keratoplasty (sLIKE) for the Correction of High Hyperopia: A Description of a New Surgical Technique and Comparison to Lenticule Intrastromal Keratoplasty (LIKE).
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- Pooled it
- Lenticule addition keratoplasty for the treatment of keratoconus: A systematic review and critical considerations.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2024Pooled it
- Low-temperature vacuum evaporation as a novel dehydration process for the long-term preservation of transplantable human corneal tissue.Cell and tissue banking · 2025Article
- Review
- Insight into small eyes: a practical description from phenotypes presentations to the management.International journal of ophthalmology · 2024Review
- Changes in the posterior corneal surface after femtosecond laser-assisted lenticule intrastromal keratoplasty (LIKE) performed into a pocket (SMI-LIKE) or under a flap (FS-LIKE).Eye and vision (London, England) · 2023Article
- Update of Research Progress on Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Lenticule Reuse.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- Human SMILE-Derived Stromal Lenticule Scaffold for Regenerative Therapy: Review and Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Corneal densitometry after allogeneic small-incision intrastromal lenticule implantation for hyperopia correction.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) combined with allogeneic intrastromal lenticule inlay for hyperopia with astigmatism.PloS one · 2021Article
- Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Surgery for Implantation of Bioengineered Corneal Stroma to Promote Corneal Regeneration.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2020Article
- Two-year outcome of an eye that underwent hyperopic LASIK following inadvertent myopic SMILE lenticule in situ implantation.BMC ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Lamellar surgeries with SMILE-derived lenticules.Taiwan journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Patients with high hyperopia are generally confined to either spectacle wear or contact lenses as a primary means of refractive correction. For this patient population, the surgical corrective methods, such as hyperopic laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) are imperfect options due to induction of higher-order aberrations, optical regression, and loss of best corrected distance visual acuity. Recently, there has been growing interest in lenticule implantation underneath a flap via lenticule intrastromal keratoplasty (LIKE) for high hyperopia correction (+3 diopters to +10 diopters). We instead propose a modified surgical technique (small-incision lenticule intrastromal keratoplasty, sLIKE), in which the lenticule is implanted inside an intrastromal pocket thereby causing less injury to the subbasal nerve plexus injury, less postoperative dry eye symptoms, less reduction in biomechanical strength, and lower chances for epithelial ingrowth. We provide an overview of these novel surgical techniques to treat high hyperopia, and compare the associated advantages and disadvantages. In addition, we will discuss the enhancement options and methods of optimization for both surgical techniques.
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