Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) was introduced in 2011 using the VISUMAX femtosecond laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany). It is designed for correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism. It involves the creation of a corneal tissue disk called lenticule and its extraction through a minimally invasive incision, utilizing only a femtosecond laser. This enables rapid visual recovery with very little discomfort to the patient. This observational case series monitors visual and refractive outcomes of myopic correction for more than -7.75 D. It is to * gather long-term results and refractive stability * detect rare complications or side-effects * evaluate the efficacy in a large number of patients
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
5,000
Creation of a corneal tissue disk called lenticule and extraction through a minimally invasive incision, utilizing only a femtosecond laser
Center for Refractive Surgery
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
RECRUITINGSubjective Distance Refraction
Subjective Refraction
Time frame: 1 year
Distance Visual Acuity
Visual Acuity sine and cum correctione
Time frame: 1 year
Tectonic stability as assessed by Pentacam
Corneal tectonic stability post surgery as assesed by Scheimpflug-Tomography
Time frame: 1 year
Epithelial thickness map in Optical coherence tomography
Change of Thickness of epithelium pre and post surgery
Time frame: 1 year
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