Advantages with SMILE
Small incision procedure may be as stable, more predictable than LASIK
Howard Larkin
Published: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
In comparison to LASIK, SMILE shows better efficacy and predictability and also long-term stability for correcting myopic astigmatismAs for safety, 13.71% lost one line of best corrected visual acuity at one month and 7.32% lost one line at one year, while 20.38% gained one or more lines at one month, and 35.37% gained one or more lines at one year in the compound myopic astigmatism group, Dr Chuckpaiwong said. These results also are similar to LASIK outcomes. In comparison to LASIK, SMILE shows better efficacy and predictability and also long-term stability for correcting myopic astigmatism, Dr Chuckpaiwong said. This may be because SMILE does away with the LASIK flap, which one study showed induces an average of 0.12D with-the-rule astigmatism (Huang D. J Refract Surg 2000;16:515-518). She plans further analysis of her study to improve SMILE astigmatism correction. Varintorn Chuckpaiwong: iamjeabs@yahoo.com
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