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Comparison of Vision Correction and Corneal Thickness at 180-Day Follow-Up After Femtosecond Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis (FS-LASIK), Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK), and Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE): A Study from a Single Center in Poland of 120 Patients with Myopia.
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- Within-cohort associations between corneal epithelial remodeling and anterior corneal higher-order aberrations after FS-LASIK and KLEx (SMILE): a two-cohort descriptive study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Functional outcome and patient satisfaction 5y after laser vision correction.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes of femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis combined with accelerated corneal cross-linking versus standard femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism.International ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Effect of Clear Corneal Incisions via Femtosecond Laser Versus Manual Incisions on Corneal Aberrations in Cataract Surgery.Micromachines · 2025Article
- An objective assessment of vision performance at different reading distances after smooth incision lenticular keratomileusis (SILK) for myopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of monovision surgery using ICL V4c or femtosecond laser LASIK for myopia correction in the presbyopia age patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Optical Coherence Tomography in Infectious Keratitis After Femtosecond Keratorefractive Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Corneal Wound Healing: Differential Molecular Responses in Tears Following PRK, FS-LASIK, and SMILE Procedures.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Comparison of early visual outcomes after SMILE using VISUMAX 800 and VISUMAX 500 for myopia: a retrospective matched case-control study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Safety and Effectiveness of Smooth Incision Lenticular Keratomileusis (SILKClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND This study from a single center in Poland included 120 patients with myopia, and the aim was to compare vision correction and corneal thickness at the 180-day follow-up after femtosecond laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), or small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). MATERIAL AND METHODS The effectiveness and safety of laser vision correction (LVC) procedures were evaluated by determining pre- and post-procedure uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) values on the Snell chart. Twenty patients with diagnosed mild myopia (sphere maximum -3.0 diopters D; cylinder maximum 0.5 D) were qualified for PRK surgery. Fifty patients with diagnosed intolerance (sphere maximum -6.0 D; cylinder maximum 5.0 D) were eligible for the FS-LASIK procedure. Fifty patients with diagnosed myopia (sphere maximum -6.0 D cylinder 3.5 D) were qualified for the SMILE procedure. RESULTS Regardless of which procedure was performed, both UDVA and CDVA improved significantly postoperatively (P<0.05). In addition, the UDVA and CDVA values were similar in the postoperative period (P>0.05). For each procedure, the EI was no less than 0.94. Regardless of which type of LVC procedure was performed, CET at the center and 1.5 mm from the center in 4 meridians thickened, and this change was not statistically significant over the observation period (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our analysis demonstrated similar effectiveness of the 3 methods - PRK, FS-LASIK, and SMILE - in patients with mild and moderate myopia.
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