ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024
Comparison of objective visual quality between SMILE and FS-LASIK in moderate-to-high myopia.
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- Refractive and visual changes in the fellow eye after unilateral refractive surgery in patients with anisometropia.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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- Comparison of Postoperative Corneal Higher-Order Aberrations, Asphericity, Densitometry, and Optical Quality Between SMILE Pro and LASIK: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
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- Correlation Between Myopia Degree and Postoperative Dry Eye Disease in Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Surgery.Cureus · 2025Article
- The Efficiency, Predictability and Safety Between Custom-Q Femotsecond Laser In Situ Keratomileusis and Second (Visumax 800) Generation Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Surgery.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparison of Visual and Refractive Outcomes Between Refractive Lens Exchange and Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Surgery in Moderate to High Myopia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Effect of Preoperative Dry Eye Disease on the Outcome of Second (Visumax 800) Generation Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Surgery.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to compare the changes in the corneal wavefront aberrations and the objective visual quality resulting from two types of eye surgery-small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond laser-assisted Methods: A prospective analysis was performed on 98 eyes of 51 patients who underwent SMILE. Additionally, 88 eyes of 45 patients who underwent FS-LASIK were analyzed. All patients underwent ocular examination preoperatively and at 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively. Corneal aberrations and objective visual quality were measured using the Optical Quality Analysis System II (OQAS II) and Optical Path Difference Scan III (OPD-Scan III). Results: At postoperative 1 day and 1 week, there was a statistically significant difference in uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) between SMILE and FS-LASIK ( Conclusion: While both SMILE and FS-LASIK can effectively correct moderate-to-high myopia, there is an increase in corneal aberrations and a postoperative delay in objective visual quality. The cornea may require a longer recovery period in the SMILE. OPD-Scan III combined with OQAS II is a useful supplementary inspection for assessing the optical quality following refractive surgery.
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