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Effective optical zone following small incision lenticule extraction: a review.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effect of ablation-zone diameter on whole-corneal higher-order aberrations after LASEK: a retrospective study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Predicting Small Effective Optical Zone After SMILE via Multimodal Machine Learning Integrating Corneal Topography and Clinical Parameters.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Influence of axial length and myopia severity on the achieved optical zone in KLEx surgery: a pilot study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Correlation between effective optical zone and higher-order aberrations in keratorefractive lenticule extraction and wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Distance of Corneal Vertex and Effective Optical Zone Margin Following Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction in Myopic Astigmatism.Translational vision science & technology · 2025Article
- Effects of effective optical zone and decentration on visual quality after smile for different astigmatism types.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Impact of preoperative anterior topographic parameters on effective optical zone after keratorefractive lenticule extraction and wavefront-guided LASIK.International journal of ophthalmology · 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
- Evaluating the Impact of Angle Kappa on Effective Optical Zone in Kerato-Lenticule Extraction (KLEx) Surgery with Intraoperative Angle Kappa Adjustment.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- 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
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Abstract
Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a "flapless" keratorefractive surgery with excellent safety, efficacy, stability, and predictability for myopia correction. A recent global multicenter study also reported good refractive outcomes for hyperopic SMILE. SMILE has shown advantages including improved biomechanical strength, fewer dry eye symptoms, less corneal denervation, and fewer surgery-induced higher-order aberrations over laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). However, night vision complaints, including glare, halos, and starbursts, could still occur after SMILE. These symptoms have been proven to be closely related to the effective optical zone (EOZ), which is defined as the achieved area of corneal ablation. A larger postoperative EOZ may indicate better visual quality, making EOZ an important safety parameter for keratorefractive surgeries. As SMILE has gained wider application globally, the EOZ following SMILE has also been increasingly studied in the field of refractive surgery. This review provides an update on topics related to the EOZ after SMILE, including its measurement and influencing factors, aiming to benefit the personalization of the surgical algorithm and ultimately improve the visual quality after the SMILE procedure.
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