SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2022
Efficacy of small-incision lenticule extraction surgery in high astigmatism: A meta-analysis.
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- Astigmatic vector outcomes after FS-LASIK versus SMILE for high myopic astigmatism: a single-center retrospective comparative cohort study without cyclotorsion compensation.International ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Refractive and Vector Outcomes of SMILE Pro with the VISUMAX 800 for High Astigmatism.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Comparative effectiveness of VISUMAX 800 with keratorefractive lenticule extraction and FS-LASIK in the treatment of myopic astigmatism.Journal of cataract and refractive surgery · 2026Article
- Comparative analysis of 70 SMILE and 70 toric ICL eyes for myopic oblique astigmatism: a matched cohort study from an initial pool of 11,929 eyes.International ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Comparative Vector Analysis of Astigmatic Changes After Small-incision Lenticule Extraction versus Femtosecond Laser In -situ Keratomileusis.Journal of ophthalmic & vision research · 2026Article
- VISULYZE-assisted nomogram optimization enhances astigmatism correction accuracy in keratorefractive lenticule extraction: a stratified retrospective analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of age and sex on the early visual outcomes of small-incision lenticule extraction for myopia correction.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Comparison Between Topographic-Based and Manifest-Based Astigmatism Corrections in the Second (Visumax 800)-Generation Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Surgery: A Real-World Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Astigmatic Correction Using Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Astigmatism research and application of vector method of the last half century: a bibliometric and visualized analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Quantitative analysis of the effect of ocular rotation on postoperative residual astigmatism in small incision lenticule extraction for myopia correction.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Article
- Corneal higher-order aberrations following small incision lenticule extraction for high myopic astigmatism correction.International journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- The outcomes of first-generation (visumax 500) and second-generation (Visumax 800) keratorefractive lenticule extraction surgeries for astigmatism.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Efficiency, Predictability, and Safety of First-Generation (Visumax 500) and Second-Generation (Visumax 800) Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Surgeries: Real-World Experiences.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy-Review.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Vector analysis of astigmatism correction after PRK, FS-LASIK, and SMILE for myopic astigmatism.International ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Early postoperative changes in corneal densitometry after SMILE with 120-μm and 130-μm cap thickness: a comparative study.Advances in ophthalmology practice and researchArticle
- Femtosecond-laser-assisted Small Incision Lenticule Extraction to Treat Refractive Error: A Narrative Review.Middle East African journal of ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in improving vision and visual quality and correcting astigmatism for the treatment of high astigmatism. Methods: Eligible studies and studies comparing the efficacy of SMILE with femtosecond laser-assisted laser Results: A total of six studies including 380 astigmatism eyes were involved, with 211 high-astigmatism eyes and 31 low-astigmatism eyes undergoing SMILE surgery, 94 high-astigmatism eyes undergoing FS-LASIK surgery, and 44 high-astigmatism eyes undergoing T-PRK surgery. Compared with non-SMILE, SMILE induced more astigmatism (weighted mean difference [WMD] = -0.07, 95% CI [-0.12 to -0.02], Conclusion: This meta-analysis suggests that SMILE, FS-LASIK, and T-PRK show excellent efficacy, predictability, and safety for myopia. SMILE exhibited less astigmatism refraction predictability and less surgically induced spherical aberrations. There may be more under-correction in SMILE. More randomized, prospective, and large sample-sized studies are needed to confirm these conclusions in the long term.
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